Žižkov Television Tower

Observe the supports from an open path or lawn; no observation-deck ticket is needed.

Documentary view: Žižkov Television Tower

Getting there

Start this chapter at its first stop › Žižkov Television Tower

From Jiřího z Poděbrad station head to Mahlerovy sady and follow a park path to the tower’s base. Observe the supports from an open path or lawn; no observation-deck ticket is needed.

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History

Opened in 1992, the tower transformed Prague’s skyline. David Černý’s crawling babies turned technical infrastructure into a provocative artwork. Seen from below, an infant’s familiar movement acquires an almost cosmic scale.

Sources

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