Jested Liberec Hotel Tower in Czech Republic
JeÅ¡ted mountain-top hotel and television transmitter are integrated into one tower structure. The tower stands on the mountain of the same name JeÅ¡ted, which is the highest element of the LužickĂ© hory, LužickĂ© mountains massif in the northern part of the Czech Republic. The peak of the mountain 1012 m above sea level is approximately 6 kms from the centre of Liberec and forms a landmark in the wider vicinity. The monument is accessible by road and also by cable car from the foot of the mountain. Its design was developed during 1963-1966, construction itself took place from 1966-1973. The building's form of a revolving hyperboloid imaginatively combines the operation of a mountain-top hotel and a television transmitter in one.
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The basic load-bearing element of the structure is a reinforced concrete core, consisting of two concentric tubes of varying height in diameters of 5m and 13m, on which individual floors are suspended on a steel structure, starting with the third storey above ground i.e. the second floor. On the outer perimeter of the first floor a glazed gallery opens out at a height of 1014 m above sea level, directly tied in to a spiral access ramp. An internal annulus of the first floor forms the entrance hall and reception to the hotel, which is dominated by a suspended staircase leading to an observation restaurant on the second floor.
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The next two floors, clad in aluminium, are used for accommodation: on the third floor are 14 hotel rooms for a total of 56 guests. On the fourth floor are rooms for employees of the transmitter and the hotel and two three-roomed flats. The area of the fifth to seventh floors is set aside for the aerials of the transmitting technology. There is a specially developed laminated cladding, against extreme weather conditions, in the shape of a revolving hyperboloid. On the seventh and eighth floors there is a tank for drinking water and battery-operated back-up power supply. The ninth floor contains the lift plant room. Above it a special pendulum is installed, whose movement absorbs the transverse oscillation of the tower. The tower's Architect is ing. arch. Karel HubĂ¡cek (*1924), who was awarded the prestigious Auguste Perret Prize for his design by the International Union of Architects in 1969. Text Link
Jested Liberec Hotel Tower in Czech Republic
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Jested Liberec Hotel Tower in Czech Republic
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Jested Liberec Hotel Tower in Czech Republic
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Jested Liberec Hotel Tower in Czech Republic
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Jested Liberec Hotel Tower in Czech Republic
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Jested Liberec Hotel Tower in Czech Republic
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Jested Liberec Hotel Tower in Czech Republic
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Jested Liberec Hotel Tower in Czech Republic
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Jested Liberec Hotel Tower in Czech Republic
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Jested Liberec Hotel Tower in Czech Republic
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Jested Liberec Hotel Tower in Czech Republic
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Jested Liberec Hotel Tower in Czech Republic
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