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Topic: Technical monuments (80 records)

Railway viaduct in Dolní Loučky

A railway bridge in Dolní Loučky, one of the largest reinforced concrete viaducts in Central Europe.

Railway viaduct near Jezernice

The Jezernice viaduct is one of the longest railway bridges in the Czech Republic.

Railway viaduct near Krnsko

The first large railway viaduct in Czechoslovakia made from concrete. It is located on the railway line between Benátky nad Jizerou and the Vinec municipality near Krnsko.

Railway viaduct Smržovka

Impressive railway viaduct in northern Bohemia. It is located on the railway line Liberec–Tanvald and has been inscribed on the list of national technical monuments.

Rainbow Bridge in Bechyně

Rainbow Bridge in Bechyně is one of the few bridges in the Czech Republic that serve for both road and railway traffic.

Road bridge in Postoloprty

One of the first concrete bridges on the territory of the modern Czech Republic, as well as one of the oldest concrete buildings in Bohemia. It is a part of a system of bridges spanning a long flood zone.

Saint John’s Bridge

The oldest stone bridge in Moravia.

Slapy dam and hydroelectric power station

The sixth largest dam in the Czech Republic. It is a part of the Vltava cascade and apart from producing electricity, it also regulates the flow of Vltava and protects from floods.

Spálov hydroelectric power station

Industrial but also artistically valuable building.

Šítkov Tower

A water tower that State Security used in 1980s for spying on the building where Václav Havel lived.

Štěpán Bridge in Obříství

A bridge that came from Croatia.

Štvanice Hydroelectric Power Station

One of the first industrial hydroelectric power stations on the Vltava.

Temelín Nuclear Power Station

One of the two nuclear power stations that ensure the Czech Republic does not need to import electricity. It is a unique combination of two different technological solutions – the Soviet and the American one.

Tyrš Bridge in Děčín

Steel bridge built in 1933 by the Škoda Works. It replaced the earlier chain Bridge of Empress Elizabeth. It is the last road bridge spanning the Elbe on the Czech territory.

Tyrš’s Bridge in Plzeň

The first entirely welded arch bridge in the world. It was built more than a century ago.

Underground funicular Theatre Square – Imperial

The oldest underground funicular in Europe.

Vinohrady Water Tower

Water tower you can live in.

Vltava cascade

A system of nine water reservoirs built in the 1960s. The strongest protection from floods on the Vltava River.

Vysočina bridge

The tallest bridge on the D1 motorway, built in 1978. It spans the valley of the river Oslava in Velké Meziříčí.

Žďákov Bridge

The biggest single-arch bridge without suspenders in the world, winner of the Czech Bridge of the Century award. It is located in southern Bohemia, spanning the river Vltava near Orlík Dam.

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