petřín tower anniversary postcards

Petřín Tower was ceremonially opened 135 years ago together with the Mirror Maze that was originally designed as a fair pavilion of the Czech Tourist Club. To mark this anniversary, we created a three-part series of collectable postcards featuring period photographs from the construction of the tower, a younger sister of the famed Eiffel Tower.  

On 21^st August, 1891, locals and visitors poured in Petřín Hill to participate in the launch of the brand new construction. The idea emerged after the 1889 Paris Exposition (Exposition Universelle) where the Eiffel Tower was the undisputed star.

The period photographs by a significant Czech photographer Jindřich Eckert (1833-1905) were kindly provided by the Prague City Archives. Captured are three different stages of Petřín Tower’s construction in 1891. Foundation works dated 1^st May; construction works from 13^th June; and the tower shortly before final. Interestingly, the pictures indicate that women participated in the construction, too.

Enjoy authentic history of the prominent Prague landmark.

• Dimensions: 180 × 127 mm (7x5 in)
• Two portrait, one landscape photos

Designed and produced in Czech Republic exclusively for the City of Prague.