14 · Gardens & river
Petřín Lookout Tower
A little Eiffel Tower on the hill above the Lesser Town, built in 1891: 299 steps to the widest view of Prague.
- Built
- 1891
- Open
- Daily, opening hours change with the season
- Entry
- With a ticket
Members of the Czech Tourist Club came back from the Paris World’s Fair of 1889 and built their own tower for the Jubilee Exhibition of 1891, about a fifth of the Eiffel Tower’s height. Because it stands on a hill, its top is higher above the sea than the Paris original’s.
Walk up through the orchards of Petřín or take the funicular, then climb the 299 steps. On a clear day you see far beyond the city.
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