Petrin Observation Tower

The Petřín Lookout Tower is a steel-framework tower 63.5 metres tall on Hill in , built in 1891. It resembles the and was used as an observation tower as well as a transmission tower. Today, the tower is a major tourist attraction.
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  • Scenic viewpoint
  • …lies at an elevation of 324 metres (1,063 feet)
  • …is also known as “Petřín Lookout Tower”
  • …is wheelchair accessible
  • …is operated by Prague City Tourism
  • …stands 60 metres (197 feet) tall
  • Opening hours:
    November–March: 10:00 AM–6:00 PM
    April–August: 9:00 AM–7:00 PM
    September–October: 9:00 AM–6:00 PM
  • Description: tower in Prague
  • Established: August 20, 1891
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Petřín and Mirror Maze on Petřín Hill.
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is a hill in the centre of , .
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The Church of in is a church of the Old Catholic Church of the Czech Republic.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Castle and Lesser Town and West bank of Vltava.
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The West of is to the west of the Castle district.
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Petrin Observation Tower

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Latitude
50.08351° or 50° 5′ 1″ north
Longitude
14.3951° or 14° 23′ 42″ east
Open location code
9F2P39MW+C2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 7645353
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­civic
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tower
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­viewpoint
Wiki­data ID
Q12256

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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Vietnamese—“Petrin Observation Tower” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Kulla e Petřínit”
  • Arabic: “برج بترين”
  • Armenian: “Պետրշինի աշտարակ”
  • Basque: “Petřínská rozhledna”
  • Belarusian: “Петршынская вежа”
  • Chinese: “佩特任瞭望塔”
  • Czech: “Petřínská rozhledna”
  • Dutch: “Petrin-uitkijktoren”
  • Dutch: “Petřín-uitkijktoren”
  • Estonian: “Petříni vaatetorn”
  • Finnish: “Petřínin torni”
  • French: “tour de Petřín”
  • French: “Tour de Petřín”
  • German: “Aussichtsturm Laurenziberg”
  • German: “Aussichtsturm Petrin”
  • German: “Aussichtsturm Petrín”
  • German: “Aussichtsturm Petřín”
  • German: “Petřín-Aussichtsturm”
  • German: “Petrinska Rozhledna”
  • German: “Petřínská rozhledna”
  • Hebrew: “מגדל התצפית פטרין”
  • Hebrew: “מגדל פטרין”
  • Hungarian: “Petrin Kilátó”
  • Italian: “torre di Petřín”
  • Italian: “torre panoramica di Petřín”
  • Italian: “Torre panoramica di Petřín”
  • Italian: “torre Petřín”
  • Japanese: “ペトシーン展望タワー”
  • Korean: “페트르진 타워”
  • Polish: “Petřínská rozhledna”
  • Polish: “Wieża Petrińska”
  • Romanian: “Turnul Petřín”
  • Russian: “Петршинская башня”
  • Serbian: “Торањ Петрин”
  • Slovak: “Petřínska rozhľadňa”
  • Spanish: “Petřínská rozhledna”
  • Spanish: “Torre de observación de Petřín”
  • Spanish: “Torre de Petřín”
  • Ukrainian: “Петршинська вежа”
  • Vietnamese: “Tháp Petřín”

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Highlights include Boží hrob and Calvary chapel at Petřín.

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