The Viewing Tower of the New City Hall (Vyhlídková věž Nové
radnice), on the Prokešovo square is one of the most popular tourist
attractions of Ostrava. On a clear day, it is possible to see not
only panorama of the entire city, and the Ostrava basin, but the
nearby Beskydy Mountains, Jeseníky Mountains and even neighbouring
Poland. The Viewing Tower has dominated the Ostrava skyline since it was built at the New City Hall (the largest in the Czech Republic) in 1930. The strict functionalist style of the tower creates, in the opinion of its designers, a noble beacon of concrete, metal and glass. The tower reaches 298 metres above sea level, and 85.60 metres above ground level. The tower is equipped with an illuminated clock face, an elevator, and a lookout deck 72 metres above the ground. The Ostrava City Information Centre, located directly beneath the tower, provides all sorts of information about the city, in several languages. Every half hour, guides are available to the visitors providing information on the city. The lookout deck is open daily.
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