Novomlýnská vodárenská věž
Baroque waterworks tower from 1658 with the multimedia exhibition Praha hoří! (Prague Is Burning!) about firefighters and water, and a viewing hall; open at weekends.
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Over het museum
A wooden waterworks already stood on the site of today’s tower in 1484. After frequent fires, at the beginning of the 17th century it was replaced by a stone Renaissance tower with a viewing terrace called the lusthaus. The flood of 6 February 1655 seriously damaged it, and so today’s Baroque tower was built in 1658.
Water from the Vltava was pumped into a reservoir in the upper part of the tower and flowed down through wooden pipes in a shaft to the ground floor, from where it went to the city fountains and houses. The tower supplied the Lower Nové Město and served until 1877; more than fifty public fountains drew water from it. The symbol of the tower is a mill wheel, because mills and sawmills stood in the area.
After a general renovation the tower first opened to the public in 2017. Today it is managed by Prague City Tourism, and the permanent exhibition Praha hoří! introduces the role of the waterworks towers, fire and the stories of Prague firefighters, using video mapping, animation, video art and virtual reality. The tour ends in the viewing hall on the sixth floor with twelve windows, which is considered the historically first observation tower in Prague.
Hoogtepunten
- Permanent multimedia exhibition Praha hoří! about firefighters and fires
- Viewing hall (lusthaus) on the sixth floor with a panorama of Prague
- Baroque waterworks tower from 1658
- Video mapping, animation and virtual reality
Vaste collectie
- Praha hoří! – Multimedia exhibition on the role of waterworks towers, fire and the stories of Prague firefighters; it ends in the viewing hall on the top floor.
- Opgericht
- 2017
- Beheerder
- Prague City Tourism (správce); majitel: hlavní město Praha
Toegangsprijzen & kortingen
| Volwassenen | 150 Kč |
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| Met korting | 100 Kčjuniors aged 6–15, seniors over 65, persons with ZTP |
| Kinderen & jongeren | 100 Kčgratis t/m 5 jaar · Children under 5 enter free; visitors under 15 may enter the tower only accompanied by a person aged 18 or over. |
| Senioren | 100 KčSeniors over 65. |
| Mensen met een beperking | 100 Kčbegeleider gratis · Persons with ZTP pay the reduced admission; holders of ZTP/ZTP-P cards enter free with one companion. |
| Studenten | 120 KčYouth aged 16–26. |
| Gezinnen | 300 KčThe family ticket is valid for 2 adults and up to 4 juniors. |
| Combined ticket: Novomlýnská vodárenská věž + Prašná brána (Powder Gate) – adults | 260 KčReduced CZK 170, family CZK 520. |
| Multi ticket for 9 sites within 365 days (adults) | 990 KčReduced CZK 690; available at the individual sites or online. |
Holders of the Lítačka card pay CZK 135. Tickets are sold only by Prague City Tourism at its own ticket offices and online.
Toegankelijkheid
- Rolstoeltoegankelijk: niet aanwezig
- Lift: niet aanwezig
- Aangepast toilet: geen informatie
- Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats: geen informatie
- Hulphonden welkom: geen informatie
- Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
- Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
- Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
- Audiodescriptie: geen informatie
The site is not step-free.
Kinderen & gezin
Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen
| Toegang kinderen | gratis t/m 5 jaar |
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| Gezinsticket | 300 Kč · The family ticket is valid for 2 adults and up to 4 juniors. |
The exhibition uses video mapping, animation and virtual reality, so it is interesting for children too; a family ticket costs CZK 300.
Bereikbaarheid & parkeren
The tower stands in the Petrská quarter on Nové Mlýny in Prague 1.
Route plannenService & horeca
The tower can be rented for private events, such as company meetings.
Evenementen & zaalverhuur
- Ruimtes te huur
- Privéfeesten
- Zakelijke evenementen
The website states that the tower can be rented for private events, such as company meetings.
Je bezoek plannen
| Goed om te weten | Visitors under 15 may enter the monument only accompanied by a person aged 18 or over. |
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