Petřín Lookout Tower

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    Petřínská rozhledna, Malá Strana
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To the north of the observatory is Petřínská rozhledna, a 62m-tall Eiffel Tower lookalike built in 1891 for the Prague Exposition. You can climb its 299 steps for some of the best views of Prague; on clear days you can see the forests of Central Bohemia. On the way to the tower you cross the Hunger Wall (Hladová zed'), running from Újezd to Strahov.

These fortifications were built in 1362 under Charles IV, and are so named because they were built by the poor of the city in return for food - an early job-creation scheme.