Rocket shape
Extends the hill's line.
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Ještěd Tower is a television transmitter and hotel on the summit of Mount Ještěd near the city of Liberec in North Bohemia, about 6 km southwest of central Liberec and 82 km northeast of Prague in a straight line. At 94 metres tall, it is one of the region's best-known landmarks. It was designed by the architect Karel Hubáček, helped by Zdeněk Patrman on the structural design and Otakar Binar on the interiors; the design took three years, from 1963 to 1966, and construction seven more, until 1973. The hyperboloid shape was chosen because it extends the line of the hill and stands up to the harsh summit climate. Hubáček received the Perret Prize of the International Union of Architects for it in 1969, and the tower became a national cultural monument in 2006. The smooth silver tower rises from a broad round base and tapers to a slender mast, looking like a rocket on the mountaintop. In winter it is coated in ice and rime, and at its base sit a hotel and restaurant with slanting glass walls and 1960s furniture. Visitors arrive by cable car from Horní Hanychov, reached by tram from central Liberec, or on foot. The restaurant looks out as far as Poland and Germany on clear days, and in winter ski slopes run on the mountain.
Extends the hill's line.
Slanting glass walls.
From Horní Hanychov.
Summit of Ještěd, near Liberec, North Bohemia, Czechia
Tram from Liberec, then the cable car.
Yes, the tower has a hotel.