The oldest Prague funicular
still in service ferries the tourists up the Petrín Hill by day and the lovers
after sunset. It has 327 meters above sea level and it is one of the highest of
the many hills surrounding Prague. The Petrín funicular was built for the
National Anniversary Exposition in 1891, and so was the Letná funicular (running
till 1914). At first the Petrín funicular was working on the water overbalance
principal, but in 1932 after 18 years of standstill the Prague Electric Company
took it over and electrified it. In 1965 an extensive landslip occurred and the
funicular traffic had to be stopped. In 1985 after a thorough reconstruction the
funicular was put into operation again. The bottom funicular station is near the
Ujezd tram stop. It starts in 10 minutes (in winter in 15 minutes) headways,
passes Nebozízek and goes to the top of the Petrín hill. |
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