Wieża widokowa na Borowej, Observation tower in Jedlina-Zdrój, Poland.
Wieża widokowa na Borowej is an observation tower in Jedlina-Zdrój made of steel with a spiraling staircase inside that climbs to a viewing platform. From the top, visitors can see the surrounding mountains and forested valleys of the area.
The tower was built in 2017 under an agreement between the Wałbrzych forest district, the city of Wałbrzych and the town of Jedlina-Zdrój, which was the investor. The 1.2 million złoty cost was shared by Wałbrzych (450,000 zł), the Wałbrzych district (200,000 zł) and Jedlina-Zdrój. The district first offered 300,000 zł, cut it to 100,000 and withdrew, objecting that the tower would pass to the State Forests rather than the town; a compromise was reached and the tower opened on 14 December 2017.
The tower's design by Zbigniew Mazij won the Lower Silesian Chamber of Civil Engineers award for best project of 2017, and Mazij was named engineer of the year in the designer category. The tower stands on Borowa, the highest peak of the Góry Czarne at 853 m, on the border of Wałbrzych and Jedlina-Zdrój.
The tower stands on the 853 m summit of Borowa, on the border between Wałbrzych and Jedlina-Zdrój, reached on foot by marked trails through the Góry Czarne. The climb to the platform is made by 90 spiral steel stairs, and the viewing deck at 15.3 m is enclosed by a 1.5 m railing.
The tower's designer, Zbigniew Mazij, was named designer of the year by the Lower Silesian Regional Chamber of Civil Engineers, which awarded the structure the title of best project of 2017 on 14 September 2018. The 16.5-metre tower stands on Borowa, at 853 m the highest summit of the Góry Czarne, on the border between Wałbrzych and Jedlina-Zdrój.
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