Rozhledna Doubravka XIV – Praha 14

Location: Horka, 198 00 Praha 14 · Prague

Category: wooden observation tower

This distinctive 23-metre observation tower has stood since 2018 on three massive pylons made of acacia branches in the Horka nad Rokytkou area of Prague 14. The open gallery at 19 m height offers views over the eastern parts of Prague, the Žižkov Tower, and on clear days distant hills. Access via footpaths from the Černý Most area.

Why visit this place?

• It is the first newly built public lookout tower in Prague since 1992, when the Žižkovský vysílač was completed.
• It took 5162 kg of steel, 3000 bolts, 6000 nuts and around 1000 acacia poles; in 2018 it won one of the main Grand Prix architektů awards.
• Rated 4.6 out of 5 by 2,273 visitors on Google Maps.
• Admission is free, which helps when the class budget is tight.
• Allow roughly half an hour; the programme is aimed at every age group from preschool to secondary school.
• There are 221 more tips within 25 km, enough to build a full-day trip.

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Practical information

• Opening hours: Freely accessible year-round
• Typical visit: 30 min
• Admission: free
• Visitor rating: 4.6 ★ from 2273 reviews on Google Maps
• Suitable for: preschool (3–6), primary (6–10), lower secondary (10–15), secondary (15+)

For schools

Trip to a modern wooden observation tower with views over Prague's housing estates and the Rokytka nature park. Suitable for lessons on landscape and spatial orientation.

Official website: https://www.praha14.cz/zivot-na-praze-14/rozhledna-doubravka-xiv/

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