The Žižkov Television Tower in Prague was designed by Václav Aulický, with Jiří Kozák as structural engineer. The article names no client. The infobox and text agree on construction from 1985 to 1992. The infobox says Structural Expressionism, while the text calls it an example of high-tech architecture.
The tower is three steel tubes with double steel walls filled with concrete, forming a triangle that supports pods and decks. The antenna spire reaches 709 feet (216 m), the observatory is at 93 m, a hotel room is at 70 m and restaurants are at 66 m. It weighs 11,800 tons and cost 19 million dollars.
The foundation was dug through part of a centuries-old Jewish cemetery. David Černý's Babies sculptures were attached in 2000 and replaced with duplicates in 2019. Analog broadcasting equipment was removed by 2012, and a one-room luxury hotel opened in 2013. The article gives no hours.
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