Turn of television of Prague

The turn of transmission of Žižkov (in Czech Žižkovská televizní věž ) was built with Prague between 1985 and 1992, according to the plans of the architect Václav Aulický. Its silhouette takes shape above Prague, because it was built on a hillock of the district of Žižkov, from which it draws its name.

Characteristics

The tower is an example of Architecture high-tech. The structure of the tower is atypical with its three pillars supporting the transmitters, a restaurant-coffee and three rooms offering a panoramic sight on Prague. It makes 216 meters in height and weighs: 11800 tons. The restaurant is located at 63 meters and the room of observation is with 100 meters.

The tower is used as transmitter for television, for the radio, mobile telephony, but also of weather observatory.

It belongs to the Fédération of large the round the world tours.

Reputation

As much of examples of communist architecture in Central Europe and the East, the tower of television is generally badly perceived by Pragois. One showed the project to have made move the Jewish cemetery of Žižkov in the vicinity to be able to install it. Officially, it is affirmed that the cemetery had already been moved before and that the place was free, when the tower was built. The tower of " was also shown; gâcher" the horizon pragois while being the monument highest of the city.

Rumors also ran, during the communist era, showing the tower to scramble the transmissions of Radio Free Europe, or to have helped the transmissions between the forces of the Warsaw Pact in the event of an attack of NATO.

For all these reasons, the Czechs are often surprised that the tower attracts as many foreign tourists.

Sculptures of David Černý

In 2000, the sculptures of crawling babies of David Černý were temporarily posed on the pillars of the tower. Their success was so important, that they were given again in 2001 in a final way.

Localization

The localization of the tower is 50°04 ′ 51 ″ NR, 14°27 ′ 05 ″ E.

See too

The Tour of Petřín is another tower observatory of Prague.

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