{"id":3013,"date":"2017-04-12T10:54:01","date_gmt":"2017-04-12T08:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.egida.cz\/?p=3013"},"modified":"2022-04-12T10:55:42","modified_gmt":"2022-04-12T08:55:42","slug":"the-petrin-tower-and-the-mirror-maze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.egida.cz\/en\/the-petrin-tower-and-the-mirror-maze\/","title":{"rendered":"The Pet\u0159\u00edn Tower and the Mirror Maze"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Surrounded by a park whose wooded sun-lit slopes promise a lovely walk, Pet\u0159\u00edn is\u00a0one of the most frequently visited places in Prague<\/strong>. It also boasts the title of the highest spot in the Czech capital. It is a great place to go whatever the weather or season. You can climb to the top of the tower and enjoy magnificent views of the whole of Prague or get lost in a\u00a0mirror maze<\/strong>. On top of all this, stargazers may consider visiting\u00a0\u0160tef\u00e1nik Observatory<\/strong>\u00a0located nearby.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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The Pet\u0159\u00edn Mirror Maze\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Don\u2019t let the looks fool you. This might look like a tiny castle but in fact it is a maze. Built in the late 19th century, this small world of\u00a0distorting mirrors<\/strong>\u00a0enchants visitors of all generations. Whether you charge down the complicated network of corridors as fast as you can or take a relaxed walk instead, you will enjoy the venue. Just make sure you don\u2019t run into yourself!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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If you manage to find the exit, there will be another\u00a0illusionary world<\/strong>\u00a0waiting for you \u2013 the world as it was at the end of the Thirty Years War. You\u2019re going to experience what it was like to live in war-torn Prague when the city was being invaded by the Swedish.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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When you\u2019ve had enough fighting, you may enter the last section of the Pet\u0159\u00edn world of illusions. In what is called the\u00a0Laughter Hall<\/strong>\u00a0visitors of all ages can have lots of fun looking at distorted images of themselves. These are created by a set of curved mirrors designed to distort and caricature visitors\u2019 looks in such a way as to make them\u00a0look extremely gaunt, as big and chubby as the famous cartoon character Obelix, and plenty more. Just come over and see how much fun you can make of yourselves.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The\u00a0B\u0159etislavka Team<\/a>\u00a0wish you lots of fun and great experiences while discovering Prague.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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