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Topic: Technical monuments (80 records)

Hranice viaducts

Viaducts in Hranice in Moravia represent a part of the Emperor Ferdinand Northern Railway and are among the longest in the Czech Republic.

Hydroelectric Power Station Háj – Třeština

Hydroelectric power station that aspires to be listed on the UNESCO list.

Hydroelectric power station on the Elbe in Hradec Králové

Monument of industrial heritage built in Art Nouveau style, located near the historic centre of Hradec Králové.

Charles Bridge

The oldest surviving bridge in Prague, spanning the river Vltava. It is one of the most popular monuments in Prague.

Industrial Palace in Prague

Impressive Art Nouveau building in the Holešovice district of Prague. Exhibitions, concerts, fashion shows, etc. take place there.

Jevišovice reservoir and dam

Unique Moravian dam built with Italian help. Apart from protection from floods, it mainly serves recreational purposes. I

Jordán Reservoir

The oldest water reservoir in Central Europe, located in the immediate vicinity of the city of Tábor. It supplies water to the city and is also a popular recreational centre.

Křižík’s power station in Písek

The oldest hydroelectric power station in the Czech Republic, which made Písek the first Czech town with continuous street lighting.

Labská Dam

Dam on the Elbe with the highest altitude.

Legion Bridge

A bridge spanning the river Vltava, built in 1901. It connects Národní třída with the Lesser Quarter, over Střelecký Island.

Lesser Quarter Water Tower

Water tower also called Petržilkovská. It is the lowest water tower in Prague and also the only historical water towers on the left bank of the Vltava.

Libeň Bridge

A bridge spanning the river Vltava and connecting Holešovice and Libeň. A unique 1920s avant-garde functionalist building.

Libeň water tower

One of a few towers that you can live in.

Light fortification vz. 37 (“řopík”)

Iron and concrete fortifications, the most numerous structures of the Czechoslovak interwar defence system. Many of them are now a popular tourist sight and an important place of remembrance.

Lipno hydroelectric power station

The second post-war hydroelectric power station, a part of the Vltava cascade and the largest artificial lake in the Czech Republic.

Long Bridge in České Budějovice

A bridge built in 1999 to replace several bridges that had existed there from 1369.

Mánes Bridge

The tenth bridge spanning the river Vltava in Prague, connecting the Old Town and the Lesser Quarter. It was named after painter Josef Mánes and is one of the few bridges built in Czech Cubist style.

Marian Bridge in Ústí nad Labem

A popular and dominant feature in the city of Ústí nad Labem connecting city districts on the banks of the Elbe.

Masaryk Bridge in Kralupy nad Vltavou

Reinforced concrete bridge with a relief of T. G. Masaryk and the symbol of the town of Kralupy. The only road bridge spanning the river Vltava in the town and its area.

Narrow-gauge railway in Jindřichův Hradec

The last narrow-gauge railway in the Czech Republic.

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