Prague Sights

Petřín Lookout Tower

#122 of 598 things to do in Prague

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  • Address
    • Petřínská rozhledna Malá Strana
  • Transport
    • funicular railway
  • Phone
    • 257 320 112
  • Hours
    • 10am-10pm May-Aug, to 8pm Sep, to 7pm Apr, to 6pm Oct, to 5pm Sat & Sun Nov-Mar

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The summit of Petřín is topped off with 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 in Prague – on clear days you can see the forests of Central Bohemia to the southwest. (There’s also a lift.) On the way to the tower you cross the Hunger Wall (Hladová zeď), 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.

 

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