The Petřín Lookout Tower is one of the most iconic landmarks on the map of Prague, largely because it resembles the Eiffel Tower. Today, we’ll go over the basics of the tower: what is it, how much does it cost to enter and when can you do so. Let’s take a look!
Petřín Lookout Tower
The tower was built in 1891, so merely two years after the Eiffel Tower, on top of the Petřín hill. The hill itself is 327 metres above sea level and the tower adds 60 additional metres. In contrast, the Eiffel Tower is 378 metres tall on its own, so it’s a tiny baby cousin.
How and why was it built? Well, the constant Eiffel towers juxtapositions may be annoying but they were also the catalyst for the Petřín Tower – in 1889, Club of Czech Tourists visited Paris and were mesmerised by the Eiffel Tower. Upon their return home, they quickly scrambled together money to fund the building of another such tower in Prague. And so, after merely four months, it was built. Today, it’s under the umbrella of the City of Prague Museum.
You can get to the Petřín Lookout Tower by taking the Petřín funicular from the Újezd tram stop.
Tickets
You can buy the tickets at the ticket office. Basic admission tickets include:
- regular ticket – 220 CZK
- reduced ticket – 150 CZK (children 6-15, students under 26, seniors over 65, people with disabilities)
- family ticket – 440 CZK (up to 2 adults and up to 4 children)
You may also find the tower in one of the available combined tickets, like the “9 objects in 365 days” (990 CZK) or the Petřín Tower + Mirror Maze (260 CZK).
With the ticket, you have a choice: you either walk the steps or take a lift. The lift has an additional cost: regular ticket (150 CZK), group of 10 adults or more (100 CZK per person), seniors over 65 or a visitor using the “9 objects in 365 days” ticket (50 CZK). Children and people with disabilities (if they can provide a disability identification card) can use the lift for free.
Opening hours
The tower has different opening hours depending on the time of year we’re looking at:
- January to March – 10am to 6pm
- April to May – 9am to 7:30pm
- June to September – 9am to 8:30pm
- October to November – 10am to 6pm
- December – 10am to 7:30pm
The tower is open every day of the week.
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