Žižkov Television Tower

The Žižkov Television Tower is a transmitter tower built in between 1985 and 1992. Designed by the architect Václav Aulický and the structural engineer Jiří Kozák, it stands high above the city's traditional skyline from its position on top of a hill in the district of , from which it takes its name.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: TV tower in Prague, Czech Republic
  • Also known as: “Tower Praha”
  • Address: Mahlerovy sady 1, Praha, 13000

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Most Sacred Heart of Our Lord and Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross.

Church
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The Church of the is a Roman Catholic church at Jiřího z Poděbrad Square in 's district. It was built between 1929 and 1932 and designed by the architect Jože Plečnik. is situated 330 metres south of Žižkov Television Tower.

Arts center
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is an arts center, which is situated 180 metres northeast of Žižkov Television Tower.

Town hall
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, is a second-tier municipality in . It is geographically identical to the national administrative district and city administrative district of the same name. is situated 460 metres northeast of Žižkov Television Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vinohrady and Florenc.

Suburb
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is a cadastral district in . It is so named because the area was once covered in vineyards dating from the 14th century. lies in the municipal and administrative districts of , and , little parts also of and .

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Suburb
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is a cadastral district of , . Most of lies in the municipal and administrative district of , except for very small parts which are in and .

Žižkov Television Tower

Latitude
50.08102° or 50° 4′ 52″ north
Longitude
14.45106° or 14° 27′ 4″ east
Inception
1991
Height
216 metres (709 feet)
Open location code
9F2P3FJ2+CC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 457404360
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q1413217
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Ukrainian—“Žižkov Television Tower” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Kulla e Televizionit Žižkov”
  • Arabic: “شيشكوف برج”
  • Belarusian: “Тэлевізійная вежа”
  • Chinese: “日熱科夫電視塔”
  • Chinese: “茲科夫電視塔”
  • Croatian: “Televizijski toranj Žižkov”
  • Czech: “Jakešovy vidle”
  • Czech: “Vysílač Praha-Mahlerovy sady”
  • Czech: “Žižkovská televizní věž”
  • Czech: “Žižkovská věž”
  • Czech: “Žižkovský vysílač”
  • Dutch: “Televisietoren Zizkov”
  • Dutch: “Televisietoren Žižkov”
  • Dutch: “Zizkov Televisietoren”
  • Dutch: “Žižkov Televisietoren”
  • Dutch: “Zizkov-televisietoren”
  • Dutch: “Žižkov-televisietoren”
  • Finnish: “Žižkovin TV-torni”
  • French: “Tour de télévision de Prague”
  • French: “tour de télévision de Žižkov”
  • French: “Tour de télévision de Žižkov”
  • French: “Tour de transmission de Žižkov”
  • Georgian: “ჟიჟკოვის ტელეანძა”
  • German: “Fernsehturm Žižkov”
  • German: “Prager Fernsehturm”
  • Hebrew: “מגדל הטלוויזיה ז’יז’קוב”
  • Hungarian: “Žižkovi tévétorony”
  • Indonesian: “Menara Televisi Žižkov”
  • Italian: “Žižkov Television Tower”
  • Japanese: “ジシコフ・テレビ塔”
  • Japanese: “ジシュコフ・テレビ塔”
  • Korean: “지슈코프 텔레비전 타워”
  • Persian: “برج تلویزیونی ژیژکوف”
  • Polish: “Wieża telewizyjna w Pradze”
  • Polish: “Wieża telewizyjna Žižkov”
  • Portuguese: “Torre de Televisão Žižkov”
  • Russian: “Жижковская телебашня”
  • Russian: “Телевизионная башня”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Televizijski toranj Žižkov”
  • Slovak: “Žižkovská televízna veža”
  • Slovak: “Žižkovská televizní věž”
  • Slovak: “Žižkovská veža”
  • Slovak: “Žižkovský vysielač”
  • Slovenian: “stolp Praga”
  • Slovenian: “televizijski stolp Žižkov”
  • Slovenian: “žižkovski televizijski stolp”
  • Slovenian: “Žižkovski televizijski stolp”
  • Spanish: “Torre de la Televisión”
  • Spanish: “Torre de televisión de Žižkov”
  • Spanish: “Torre de Televisión de Žižkov”
  • Swedish: “Prags TV-torn”
  • Turkish: “Žižkov Televizyon Kulesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Празька телебашта”
  • Ukrainian: “Празька телевежа”

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