The minaret is a lookout tower in the park of Lednice Castle. According to legend, Alois I of Liechtenstein planned to found a church in the town. After the residents could not agree on a suitable building site, Alois, out of spite, had a mosque with a minaret built. The mosque was never built due to the subsoil. Construction of the minaret began in 1797 and was completed in 1802 according to the plans of Joseph Hardtmuth (the inventor of the pencil). Due to the swampy terrain, 500 alder pylons had to be felled and several more layers of oak beams had to be laid before construction could begin. The building is approximately 60 meters high. The third viewing terrace can be reached from the inside of this tower. There are 302 steps to climb.

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PinionRadlerJan

March 3, 2020

Part of the palace area, beautiful view.
More information: lednicko-valticky-areal.cz

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Wandermax 🚶‍♂️

July 25, 2020

The minaret was built from 1797 to 1804 according to plans by Joseph Hardtmuth on behalf of Alois I of Liechtenstein. It ended up being one of the eight avenues and visual aisles that formed the hunting star of the game reserve at Eisgrub Castle and each of which was given such an optical reference point at the end. The minaret was the most exotic and complex of these staff buildings.

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