A new lookout tower, God's Viewpoint, has opened in Boží Dar

Boží Dar - Today, on the occasion of the end of the school year, the town of Boží Dar opened a new lookout tower named Boží vyhlídka. The new structure stands at an altitude of 1099 meters above sea level along the red tourist trail southeast of the town. It is eight meters tall, with the observation platform located five meters above the ground, and it will be open to tourists 24 hours a day in favorable weather conditions. This was stated today by the mayor of Boží Dar, Jan Horník (STAN), in a press release.

"The main idea of the architectural design is a building that resembles a large matchbox positioned upright. The silvery, shiny surface of the lookout is meant to evoke silver mining in this region, while its mission is to absorb light rays from the universe and reflect them back, leaving a trace of our civilization," described Horník. A bell is installed in the lookout tower, which visitors can ring.

In good weather, in addition to the view of Boží Dar, one can see the Jáchymov Valley, Ostrov, and Karlovy Vary. To the east, part of the television transmitter on Klínovec, the German hill of Malý Fichtelberg, and the area of the former customs post to Germany can be seen, through which the highest-placed first-class road in the Czech Republic passes, at an altitude of 1080 meters above sea level. "To the west, there is a magnificent view of Božídarský Špičák, a prominent peak that, with its altitude of 1115 meters, is the second-highest mountain in the Czech part of the Ore Mountains and at the same time the highest basalt peak of its kind in the Ore Mountains and in Central Europe," added the mayor.

The construction of Boží vyhlídka cost 1.7 million crowns, funded by the town of Boží Dar with the help of a cross-border grant. The lookout was designed by the architectural firm Studio Mjölk from Liberec, and the construction was carried out by the company TAXUS from Rychnov near Jablonec nad Nisou.