Libenský plynojem / Liben Gasometer (Prague - Liben)
N 50° 06.047 E 014° 28.530
33U E 462489 N 5549968
Liben Gasometer (Libenský plynojem) was in the year of its construction (1932) from a far visible solitary object standing on the grassy hill above the Prague suburb district Liben. Today is hidden in high poplars and surrounding buildings...
Waymark Code: WMAW21
Location: Hlavní město Praha, Czechia
Date Posted: 03/01/2011
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Liben Gasometer (Libenský plynojem) was in the year of its construction (1932) from a far visible solitary object standing on the grassy hill above the Prague suburb district Liben. Today is hidden in high poplars and surrounding buildings.
Silver sphere of Liben Gasometer, nowadays protected technical monument and aerodynamic tunnel, is one of the most popular landmarks of former industrial Prague's district Liben. Gasometer, standing on a hill above the Palmovka intersection, is housing the largest aerodynamic tunnel in the Czech Republic. Local people are calling it "Koule" (Sphere).