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undying wick
Gas lanterns have been bringing light to Zagreb's Upper Town since 1863. There are about 200 gas lamps left today (out of the original 364), which have been hand lit for the past 153 years, just like in the olden times, by lamplighters. Every night, before dark, regardless of weather conditions, two lamplighters in uniform walk through the Upper Town and manually light the lanterns. The whole lighting process takes about 2-3 hours. Before dawn, the lamplighters hit the streets again to turn each lantern off.
undying wick
Gas lanterns have been bringing light to Zagreb's Upper Town since 1863. There are about 200 gas lamps left today (out of the original 364), which have been hand lit for the past 153 years, just like in the olden times, by lamplighters. Every night, before dark, regardless of weather conditions, two lamplighters in uniform walk through the Upper Town and manually light the lanterns. The whole lighting process takes about 2-3 hours. Before dawn, the lamplighters hit the streets again to turn each lantern off.