3502 x 5290 px | 29,7 x 44,8 cm | 11,7 x 17,6 inches | 300dpi
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Zizkov Television tower, Zizkov neighborhood, Prague, Czech Republic, Europe
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Baby statues crawling on the futuristic Zizkov television tower in Prague Czech Republic. The Žižkov Television Tower is a uniquely-designed tower built in Prague between 1985 and 1992. It stands high above the city's traditional skyline from its position on top of a hill in the district of Žižkov, from which it takes its name. The structure of the tower is unconventional; it consists of three concrete pillars that carry cabinets for the transmitters, a restaurant and cafe, and three observation rooms. From afar, the tower resembles a rocket launchpad. The tower is 216 metres (709 feet) high, with the observation decks at 100 metres (328 feet) and the tower restaurant and cafe situated at 63 metres (207 feet) in the lower 'pods'. Elevators, equipped with speedometers, transport passengers to the different levels at a rate of 4m/s. The tower weighs 11800 tons and is also used as meteorological observatory. It is a member of the World Federation of Great Towers. David Černý sculptures The tower with crawling "babies" In 2000, sculptures by Czech artist David Černý of crawling babies were temporarily attached to the tower's pillars. The sculptures were admired by many and were returned in 2001 as a permanent installation, although some find the giant, faceless infants disturbing. Sometime during 2006 the white, cone-shaped top section and associated panel supports immediately below the striped TV transmitter were removed, leaving a squared finish to the transmitter support. It is currently unknown as to whether this is a permanent change, perhaps to accommodate further transmitter equipment, or the temporary result of maintenance.
