The Petrín lookout tower is located on the 318-meter-high Petrín hill in the Malá Strana district of the Czech capital, Prague. The 63.5 meter high tower was opened on the occasion of the industrial exhibition on August 20, 1891 as a scaled-down replica of the Paris Eiffel Tower and provides a comprehensive view of Prague and the surrounding area. Construction began on March 16, 1891. In 1953, a television broadcast antenna was installed on the tower. In 1991 the tower was reopened to the public after several years of renovation work. Since 1992 the tower has no longer served as a television broadcasting station. The tower can be reached on foot via a 45-minute ascent through the park or in around ten minutes on the Petrín funicular. To reach the top of the two observation platforms, 299 steps on a double-flight spiral staircase in the form of a double helix have to be mastered. A separate staircase is provided for ascending and descending. It stands