Pupp Journal Sommer 2013 - Grandhotel Pupp

Interesting Facts about Karlovy Vary
Horní stanice lanovky na dobové pohlednici.
Původní vozy byly dřevěné.
Die obere Seilbahnstation auf einer alten Ansichtskarte.
Die ursprünglichen Wagen waren aus Holz.
The upper station of the funicular in a period picture postcard
The original cabins were made of wood.
leading from Theatre Square (at an altitude of 381.4 m) is 127 metres
long and the difference in elevation it has to overcome is 57 metres
while the gradient is 49 %. The tunnel, which two teams of Italian
workers dug from its opposite sides from 1905 to 1906 (113 days
only), is chiselled in a piece of rock. The upper station of the funicular
(at an altitude of 436.6 m) was originally called Helena Court as
it led to a height of the same name. The unique tunnel funicular was
set into operation on 18th May 1907. However, it was used only in
the summer season. It made it possible for spa visitors to get from the
springs and promenades up to the excursion restaurant and the spa
woods surrounding it. The construction of the Hotel Imperial started
a year later and the funicular was also used to transport building
material. The cabins were made of wood at first. It was only in 1961
that new metal cabins were fixed on the original gears. Completely
new cabins replaced the original Swiss ones during the renovation of
the funicular in 1987. You can go for a walk to the beautiful park of
the Hotel Imperial in the valley of the Teplá River and from here to
wonderful vantage points too. This funicular represents a unique
technical sight and is the oldest tunnel funicular in Europe. Despite
its age it is still a modern and an environment-friendly means of
transport. And, first of all, a very useful one.
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