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Praha |
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lookout tower |
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The Petrín Lookout Tower is a 63.5 metre
high steel framework tower in Prague, which strongly resembles
the Eiffel Tower. Although it is much shorter than the Eiffel
Tower, it stands atop a sizable hill, Petrín, so the top is at a
higher altitude than that of the Eiffel Tower. The Petrínská
rozhledna was built in 1891 and was used as an observation tower
as well as a transmission tower. Today the Petrínská rozhledna
is a major tourist attraction. The hill is roughly a half-hour
walk up paths that get quite slippery when it snows, and the
tower is a shorter but fairly tiring climb; however, the hill is
served by a frequent funicular and the tower has an elevator for
disabled persons. The two observation platforms are accessible
via 299 stairs in sections of 13 per stage running around the
inside of the structure.
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