Vukovarski vodotoranj izgrađen je 1968. godine, visok je 50 metara a izgradila ga je zagrebačka tvrtka Hidrotehna prema projektu tvrtke Plan u tadašnjem gradskom perivoju i izletištu tzv. "Najpar-bašći", na ulazu u vukovarsko gradsko naselje Mitnicu. U to vrijeme, s kapacitetom rezervoara od 2.200 kubnih metara, bio je među najvećim građevinama te vrste u Europi. Do Domovinskoga rata gore je bio restoran iz kojega se vidio Vukovar, Dunav i okolica. U 1991. godini vodotoranj su, tijekom bitke za Vukovar, teško oštetile srpske snage. Bio je pogođen s više od 600 neprijateljskih projektila i postao je simbol stradanja i otpora toga grada.
Prije rata
Before the war
The water tower was designed by the company Plan and built by Hidrotehna Zagreb, in the late 1960s. It was built in a city park, popularly known as Najpar-bašća, in the district of Mitnica.
Until the war, the top of the tower was home to a restaurant with a view over Vukovar, Danube and surrounding vineyards.
During the Serbian attack on Vukovar, the water tower was one of the most frequent targets of enemy artillery. It was hit more than 600 times during the siege.
Nakon rata
After the war