To obtain a cooling capacity compatible with the magnification of a cooling tower.

An orthogonally intersecting flow type cooling tower, in which a plurality of stages of filler units 3 are arranged vertically below an upper water tank 2 to exchange heat between cooling water and air while cooling water to be cooled, sprayed from the upper water tank 2, is flowed down gradually between respective filler units 3 to effect heat exchange between air, introduced through an air intake port 11 provided on the side wall of a tower body 1, is provided with a water receiving tank 6 at the lower position of the filler unit 3 near the air intake port 11 to bypass water to be cooled, which is collected by the water receiving tank 6, to a lower water tank 4, the load unit 9 of a condenser and the like. Accordingly, a cooling capacity compatible with the magnification of the cooling tower and the scale-up of the filler unit can be obtained.