The Novotny Footbridge

The Novotny Footbridge (HMRN0)

Location: Prague, Hlavní město Praha 110 00 Hlavní město Praha
Country: Czech Republic
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N 50° 5.124', E 14° 24.808'

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Novotného Lavka

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Novotného Lavka · Nazvaná mlynáře Karla Novotného R. 1878. Lemuje ji soubor býv. Staromĕstských mlýnu z let 1432-1436 s vodárenskou vĕží R. 1489, barokně prěstavěný a po a bombardování R. 1848 rožšířený. Po požáru .R. 1878 byly mlýny znovu přestavěny, zčásti podle návhru Ignáce Ullmanna, vybudována vodárna dnes Smetanova Muzeum od Antonína Wiehla, sgrafitová výzdoba je od Františka Ženíška, Mikuláše Alše a Jana Kouly.

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Novotny Footbridge - named after the miller Karl Novotny in 1878. The Old Town mills date from the years 1432-1436, with the addition of a water tower in 1489. Rebuilt in the the Baroque style after the 1848 bombardment, and expanded. After a fire in 1878, the Mills were rebuilt again, in part designed by Ignac Ullmann, with the water treatment plant (currently the Smetana Museum) by Antonin Wiehl, with sgraffito decoration [on the Museum] by Francis Zenisek, Nicholas Ales, and Jan Koula.
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HM NumberHMRN0
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Date Added Tuesday, October 21st, 2014 at 4:21pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)33U E 458039 N 5548290
Decimal Degrees50.08540000, 14.41346667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 50° 5.124', E 14° 24.808'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds50° 5' 7.4400" N, 14° 24' 48.4800" E
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Closest Postal AddressAt or near 5 Novotného lávka, Prague Hlavní město Praha 110 00, CZ
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