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- Lookout towers are among the most attractive tourist destinations in the Czech Republic. Although the lookout tower boom has somewhat diminished recently, the Czech Republic can be ranked among the lookout tower powers on a global scale. Currently, it is reported that there are over 450 lookout towers and viewing towers in the country.
- A true renaissance for lookout towers occurred after 1989 when many decaying structures were repaired and subsequently opened to the public, alongside the large-scale construction of entirely new towers. While standardized iron structures were frequently built for telecommunication purposes, equipped with viewing platforms at the turn of the millennium, in recent years the trend has shifted towards visually more imaginative lookout constructions.
- Among the originally shaped lookout towers from recent times is, for example, the Růženka lookout above the village of Růžová in the Děčín region of the Czech Switzerland, which was opened last April. The six-meter-high concrete structure resembles the design of Kaplický's National Library, although the shape of the lookout was conceived long before Kaplický's library and originated from the idea of young architects from Liberec. Růženka won the title of Lookout Tower of the Year 2018. The Doubravka lookout also has an unconventional shape, which has towered in the Čihadla nature park in Prague 14 since last June. The experimental, 23.5-meter-high viewing tower made of acacia wood was designed by architect Martin Rajniš.
- In March of this year, approximately 30-meter-high lookout tower was opened on Hradišťský Hill near Kaplice in the Český Krumlov region. The construction, combining larch wood and galvanized steel elements, stands at an altitude of 780 meters above sea level. Its footprint refers to the shape of a five-petaled rose in the coat of arms of the noble Rožmberk family. It offers views of the Novohradské Mountains, and the Alps are also visible from it.
- The Veselská lookout tower near Odry in the Nový Jičín region was built in 2018 at the initiative of the Euroregion Silesia and was opened to the public this April. The foundation of the structure is a three-meter-high slate pyramid upon which rises a steel and wooden structure 13.6 meters high with a covered observation platform. The building, which provides views of the Oderské and Hostýnské Mountains as well as the Beskydy, symbolizes the watchtower that the town of Odry has in its coat of arms.
- This year, the Happy Tower in Spálené Poříčí in the Plzeň region, which was created by converting a silo into wood chips, has also been opened. It is a 23-meter-high brick lookout tower with a wooden extension and a metal staircase. The building also includes refreshments, and it is possible to have dinner in the tower at sunset. In contrast, the eighteen-meter wooden lookout tower Okrouhlík near Slatina in the Nový Jičín region, which has adorned the hill of the same name since May of this year, is a "conventionally shaped" structure. Among the reopened lookout towers is Goethe's Lookout above Karlovy Vary, which was made accessible to the public after complete reconstruction in May.
- The reinforced concrete Šibenice lookout tower in Stěbořice in the Opava region, which will be opened on June 28, resembles a concrete bunker in appearance. The exhibition inside the 12.5-meter-high tower will bring to life the story and legacy of the resistance fighter Jan Kubiš, who served in the Opava region, as well as the project for the construction of concrete fortifications in the Czechoslovak border before World War II. On the same day, the viewing tower on the Šibeník hill in Most will also be opened to the public, which is part of the amusement park.
- In the near future, there are plans to open a lookout tower on Luxembourg Hill near Malečov, in Vikletice near the Nechranice dam, and a lookout tower named Chalupská Štěpánka is under construction in the Plzeň region, which is meant to resemble a replica of a historical defensive tower. In May of this year, construction began on a lookout tower on the highest peak of the Orlické Mountains, Velké Deštné.
- Recently, various lookout trails have also gained popularity. The Tree Top Walkway in Lipno nad Vltavou has been operational since 2012, and five years later, a Tree Top Walkway near Jánské Lázně in the Krkonošs was opened. In 2015, the Lookout Trail in the Clouds was made accessible near Dolní Morava, last year the Trail above the Vineyards in Kobylí near Břeclav was opened, and since January 2019, a viewing tower on the Beskydy Pustevny has served as part of the panoramic Valaška Trail. The Bavarian Baumwipfelpfad trail near the town of Neuschönau in the heart of the Bavarian Forest, opened in September 2009, served as inspiration for the Czech treetop trails.
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