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Outlook with a story - a view from St Nicholas Bell Tower, Prague
This view is the reward for climbing the bell tower adjacent to the Baroque Church of St Nicholas. The tower also served as a fire watchtower and, remarkably, was used during the cold war as an observation post for the State Security Service for monitoring the Western embassies in the surrounding area.
The baroque belltower, as well as the adjacent to St Nicholas Church, was designed and built by
Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer and was finished in 1752 (official date of completion is usually given as 1755).
This picture was taken on the very top from the former observation post of State Security Service (STB, Státní Bezpečnost), although it’s fair to say that their main concern was the embassy of the USA (not shown here).
Quite a few places of interest can be seen here:
Prague Castle, St. George's Basilica, Rosenberg Palace, Lobkowicz Palace, Black Tower, Palace Gardens Below Prague Castle, Kolowrat Palace, Wallenstein Palace, Wallenstein Garden, Waldstein Riding School (National Gallery), Czech Geological Survey, Klárov, Malostranska City Hall, St Thomas' Church, Thun Palace, Velikovsky house, Sternberg palace, Smiřický House (At the Montags), Letenská street, Tomášská street, Sněmovní street, Valdštejnská street.
Pražský hrad, Bazilika Sv. Jiří, Rožmberský palác, Lobkowický palác, Černá věž, Palácové zahrady pod Pražským hradem, Kolovratský palác, Valdštejnský palác, Valdštejnská zahrada, Valdštejnská jízdárna (Národní galerie), Česká geologická služba, Klárov, Malostranská Beseda, Kostel svatého Tomáše, Thunovský palace, Velikovský dům, Šternberský palace, Palác Smiřických (U Montágů), Letenská, Tomášská, Sněmovní, Valdštejnská.
Outlook with a story - a view from St Nicholas Bell Tower, Prague
This view is the reward for climbing the bell tower adjacent to the Baroque Church of St Nicholas. The tower also served as a fire watchtower and, remarkably, was used during the cold war as an observation post for the State Security Service for monitoring the Western embassies in the surrounding area.
The baroque belltower, as well as the adjacent to St Nicholas Church, was designed and built by
Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer and was finished in 1752 (official date of completion is usually given as 1755).
This picture was taken on the very top from the former observation post of State Security Service (STB, Státní Bezpečnost), although it’s fair to say that their main concern was the embassy of the USA (not shown here).
Quite a few places of interest can be seen here:
Prague Castle, St. George's Basilica, Rosenberg Palace, Lobkowicz Palace, Black Tower, Palace Gardens Below Prague Castle, Kolowrat Palace, Wallenstein Palace, Wallenstein Garden, Waldstein Riding School (National Gallery), Czech Geological Survey, Klárov, Malostranska City Hall, St Thomas' Church, Thun Palace, Velikovsky house, Sternberg palace, Smiřický House (At the Montags), Letenská street, Tomášská street, Sněmovní street, Valdštejnská street.
Pražský hrad, Bazilika Sv. Jiří, Rožmberský palác, Lobkowický palác, Černá věž, Palácové zahrady pod Pražským hradem, Kolovratský palác, Valdštejnský palác, Valdštejnská zahrada, Valdštejnská jízdárna (Národní galerie), Česká geologická služba, Klárov, Malostranská Beseda, Kostel svatého Tomáše, Thunovský palace, Velikovský dům, Šternberský palace, Palác Smiřických (U Montágů), Letenská, Tomášská, Sněmovní, Valdštejnská.