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Žižkov TV Tower

A space-age TV tower, 216 meters tall, with giant bronze babies crawling up it and a viewing deck.

Open
Every day
Price
Paid
Time Needed
1 hour
Address
Mahlerovy sady 1, 130 00 Prague 3Directions
Getting There
Jiřího z Poděbrad station (Metro line A).

Why Go

Finished in 1992, the tower was long mocked as the ugliest building in the city, until David Černý's faceless babies made it a favorite. Its viewing cabins look over the whole of Prague.

It's in the lively district of Žižkov.

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