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Charles Bridge (Karlův most) from the Petrin Tower, Prague
Charles Bridge (Karlův most) from the Petrin Tower - Prague, Czech Republic, a photo by Craig Grobler on Flickr.
My brain is to small to take in the varied and detailed beauty of Prague. This picture was taken from Petřín lookout tower or observatory. Its a mini Eiffel tower built on a Petrin Hill. From the top you can see 360 degree views of Prague.
The Petřínská rozhledna (Petřín lookout tower) is a 60 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 sizeable hill, so the top is at almost the same altitude. The Petřínská rozhledna was built in 1891 and was used as an observation tower as well as a transmission tower. Today the Petřínská rozhledna is a major tourist attraction. If you go up the hard way, the hill is roughly a half-hour walk up paths that get quite slippy 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.
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