Technical monuments

For more than 30 years now the Boveraclub association has been saving historical trams in Liberec and on special occasions (traditionally on national public holidays, for example), you can even take ride through the city’s streets in these beautiful machines.

Historical tramsLiberec

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The unique structure on the top of Mount Ještěd is considered the dominating feature of Liberec and the region.

Ještěd - TV transmitterLiberec

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The cable car to Ještěd is out of order until further notice.

Liberec - Ještěd Aerial Cableway (out of order)Liberec

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Guided tour and an exhibition of the Liberec air-raid shelter dedicated to the history and the present of civil defence.

Liberec air-raid shelterLiberec

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The weather station was installed at the town hall in1898 on request of the city administration and several local societies. Its hexagonal shape is inspired by the tower of the town hall, the copper roof is decorated by sunflowers and the hexagonal stone base is made of local granite.

Weather StationLiberec

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The paternoster in the Liberec Regional Authority office building is the highest lift of its type in the Czech Republic and there are few lifts to beat it in Europe.

Paternoster lift in the Offices of the Liberec Regional AuthorityLiberec

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U nás to všechno začalo! Libercem jezdil první vůz v Čechách a jeho majitel Theodor Liebieg dostal první řidičský průkaz v našich zemích. Theodor také podnikl první dálkovou jízdu na světě a nechal postavit unikátní autodům.

Počátky automobilismuLiberec

The Harcov water reservoir, also called the Harcovská Dam or Liberecká Dam, is situated not far from the centre of the city, in the valley of the Harcovský Brook, surrounded with forest from one side and with a peaceful villa quarter from the other side.

Dam Water Reservoir Harcov (under reconstruction)Liberec

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The “transbordér” is a suspension footbridge over the Nisa River with a hand drive, which was opened after the floods in October 2010. The facility itself is also intended as a tourist attraction. Reportedly it is the first and only transporter bridge in the Czech Republic.

Transbordér (transporter bridge)Liberec

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The unique technical monument is located in the village of Novina.

Viaducts near NovinaKryštofovo Údolí

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The hydroelectric power station in Rudolfov in the Jizera Mountains can be found on the outskirts of Liberec by the road to Bedřichov.

Hydroelectric Power Station, Liberec-RudolfovLiberec

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This remarkable building, which is most often simply referred to as Zauhlovačka, was constructed in Vratislavice in 1916-19 during the First World War by Italian prisoners of war. Designed by Leopold Bauer, the tower is one of the most valuable and beautiful examples of industrial architecture in northern Bohemia.

Coal and water storage towerLiberec - Vratislavice nad Nisou

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