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Minaret - stone lookout tower

address: Park č.p. 434, 69144 Lednice
web: https://www.zamek-lednice.com
e-mail: lednice@npu.cz
phone No.: (+420) 519 340 128
GPS: 48°48'51.09"N 16°48'45.48"E
165m above sea level
Minaret source: Czechtourism
Minaret source: Czechtourism
source: Czechtourism
source: Czechtourism
source: UNESCO Czech heritage
source: Vít Pechanec
source: Vít Pechanec
source: Vít Pechanec
source: Vít Pechanec
source: Vít Pechanec
source: Vít Pechanec
source: Vít Pechanec
source: Vít Pechanec
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Description:
The minaret is perhaps the strangest of all the strange - i.e. uncommon in the countryside of Southern Moravia - edifices in the Lednice-Valticke grounds. They say that the building was built by Prince Alois Liechtenstein, when the local municipality refused to provide any land for construction of a church. The construction of minaret was finished in 1802 - it is a 60m high spire, rising from a low building with arcades and turrets, topped with the typical half-moon. Its highest gallery provides... more information
Categories: lookout tower
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National cultural monument
Style composition: Historicised (100%)
More information available at Wikipedia:
Date of construction:1802

Tours / exhibitions

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Open to public:
Opening hours:
(GMT +2)
  • April, October except Mo 9:00-16:00 (independently without guide)
  • May, June, September except Mo 9:00-17:00 (independently without guide)
  • July, August Mo-Su 9:00-17:00 (independently without guide)
Before visiting the building we recommend checking the current opening hours on the building's website or by contacting the operator by telephone.
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Last tour before closing: 30 min.
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The nearest place for swimming
Lednice spa
2 km

Lednice spa

covered swimming pool for the public, Russian skittles, fitness centre for the public, outdoor ping-pong, sauna for the public, solarium, massage for the public, sports hall / gym, petanque / boccia sportground, indoor jacuzzi for the public

Lednice

Nearest restaurant
Hippoclub Lednice
1 km

Hippoclub Lednice

restaurant, summer terrace / garden

Lednice

Nearest information centre
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