Jaworze, Observation tower on Jaworze in the Beskid Niski, Poland
The Jaworze observation tower is a steel lattice structure that tapers upward, standing on the 882 m summit of Jaworze in the Beskid Niski range. Wide stairs lead through several levels to a viewing platform at 15.8 m, and the tower reaches 29.3 m including a 9 m cross.
A steel observation tower opened on the summit of Jaworze (882 m) in 2005, replacing a wooden triangulation tower that burned after a lightning strike. Construction took three years; the sections were assembled in the meadows of Ptaszkowa and flown to the summit by helicopter.
The steel tower stands on Jaworze (882 m) in the Beskid Niski, in the Góry Grybowskie range. Its platform at 15.8 m gives views of the Beskid Niski, Beskid Sądecki, Beskid Wyspowy, Gorce, the Tatra Mountains and the Carpathian Foothills. The tower is topped by a 9-metre cross.
The tower stands on the 882 m summit of Jaworze in the Beskid Niski, reached on foot; no road leads to the top. Its steel parts were assembled in the meadows of Ptaszkowa and flown to the peak by helicopter, so the final stretch is a walking route. The viewing platform is 15.8 m up, reached by wide stairs.
The tower replaced a wooden triangulation tower that burned down after being struck by lightning. Its steel parts were assembled in the meadows of Ptaszkowa and flown to the summit by helicopter, which is why the structure was completed over three years.
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