Petřín Lookout Tower
A steel framework tower 63.5 metres tall on Petřín Hill, built in 1891. It resembles the Eiffel Tower and served as both an observation and a transmission tower. Visitors climb its stairs for views over the rooftops and river of Prague.
- Where
- Prague, Czechia
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 50.0835, 14.3950
Get the Petřín Lookout Tower stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Petřín Lookout Tower. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Prague volume with your photos and a note.
Near Petřín Lookout Tower
Petřín Hill 0.2 km
A wooded hill of 327 metres on the left bank of the Vltava, covered with gardens and orchards. The Petřín Lookout Tower, built in 1891 and modelled on the Eiffel Tower, gives views over Prague.
Petřín Funicular 0.4 km
A funicular railway running from the Lesser Town up to the top of Petřín hill, past gardens and orchards. It first opened in 1891 and is part of the city's public transport network, with three stations along the way.
Strahov Monastery 0.5 km
A Premonstratensian abbey on Petřín hill above Prague Castle, founded in 1143. It is known for its library, with the ornate Theological Hall and Philosophical Hall, and for a brewery that serves beer on site.
Church of Our Lady Victorious 0.7 km
An early Baroque church in the Lesser Town that holds the Infant Jesus of Prague, a wax coated wooden statue of Spanish origin. Pilgrims visit it from all over the world, and a small museum shows its collection of robes.
Černín Palace 0.7 km
The largest Baroque palace in Prague, with a long colonnaded facade facing Loreto Square in Hradčany. It houses the Czech foreign ministry, and Jan Masaryk was found dead beneath a window here in 1948.
Loreta 0.7 km
A Baroque pilgrimage complex in Hradčany, built around a replica of the Holy House of Loreto from 1626. Its cloister and treasury hold a monstrance set with thousands of diamonds, and the clock tower plays a carillon.
Memorial to the Victims of Communism 0.7 km
A series of bronze figures descending a flight of steps on Petřín hill, made by the sculptor Olbram Zoubek and unveiled in 2002. The figures grow more worn and broken as they go down, and mark those who suffered under communism.
St Nicholas Church, Lesser Town 0.8 km
A Baroque church in the Lesser Town, built between 1704 and 1755 on the site of an earlier Gothic church. Its green dome and bell tower shape the Prague skyline, and its interior is rich with frescoes and statues.
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Questions
Where is Petřín Lookout Tower?
Petřín Lookout Tower is in Prague, Czechia. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Petřín Hill (0.2 km), Petřín Funicular (0.4 km), Strahov Monastery (0.5 km).
How do I get the Petřín Lookout Tower stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Petřín Lookout Tower and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Prague volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Petřín Lookout Tower before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Prague volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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