Lookout tower Máminka, Wooden observation tower on Krušná hora mountain, Czech Republic
Lookout tower Máminka is a wooden observation structure on Krušná hora mountain featuring a three-sided pyramid design with a circular oak staircase of 96 steps. The staircase leads to a viewing platform positioned at about 20.9 meters above ground.
The idea of a lookout on Krušná hora was first discussed in 2007. The Hudlice municipality funded construction through European Union grants for a tourism project that also covered a nature trail, the reconstruction of Josef Jungmann's house and access roads in Hudlické skály. The whole project cost 6.7 million Czech crowns, the tower 2.8 million, with contributions from Lesy ČR and private donors. It opened on 19 June 2015.
The tower's name Máminka, Czech for "mother", is not documented in the sources as a dedication; the sources only give the name. What visitors can notice is the surveying-tower form that inspired the design by Martin Rajniš's Huť architektury, and the korouhev (weather vane) on the summit. The tower was opened on 19 June 2015 as part of a Hudlice tourism project.
The staircase is steep and requires reasonable fitness to climb all 96 steps comfortably. Visitors should wear sturdy shoes and exercise caution in wet weather when the platform may become slippery.
The tower's shape was inspired by a surveying tower used by land surveyors, and its base sits at 606 metres above sea level. A weather vane tops the structure. On clear days the view reaches Klínovec, Ještěd and the Šumava mountains.
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