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Tower Bára in Pardubický Kraj CZ
21 Jan 2022
Design: HAMR Hu? Architektury Martin Rajni?
Location: Chrudim, Pardubický kraj, Czech Republic

Tower Bára, Pardubický Kraj
The history of the Tower Bára has got all attributes of a dramatic story. Town council of Chrudim decided to build an out-look tower in the forest boundary, where the landscape provides beautiful panoramic view of the surroundings. An architectonic contest was made and as the winning project was marked the one by Martin Martin Rajni? from e-Mrak team.

An out-look tower in the shape of truncated triangular pyramid, made from large planks with minimum number of fixed joints, secured by metal tow bars. Access to the view platform is provided by circular oak stair, which is fixed on the convoluted steel pole rod in the middle of the tower. Upon the view platform is placed a mast made of steel tubes with flashlight on the top.
Out-look Bára was festively opened for public on the 21st of June 2008. Unfortunately, a massive storm, with a power of tornado in some locations, swept across the Czech Republic just four days later. One of them appeared at the region of Chrudim and caused irrecoverable damage to the new-built out-look.

Whirlwind left nothing but a mass of wreckage a few meters from the place were original out-look bas placed. However, citizens of Chrudim did not give up and the decision to b...