This observation tower was built by the Czech polymath Jára Cimrman, probably the most famous person of all time in Czech.
The on-site plaque explains the history of the tower: "Even in his youth, JC had, among other things, a passion for construction. When he helped Gustave Eiffel with the project of his tower in Paris in 1889, he did not receive worldwide recognition for this either.
Here, in this place, around which KH Mácha wrote poems, JC decided to build the tallest tower in the entire monarchy. He financed it from his modest salary . Good people from all over the area eagerly helped him with his project. Some financially, others brought stone from all over the area, and some built with their own hands on the work, which was completed in the summer of 1917.
At that time there were only bare hills and rocks, and you could see all the way to the edge of our unloved empire.
Unfortunately, the past hasn't been too kind to our genius. The observation tower was closed in 1949, making it impossible to see beyond the hills, and it fell into disrepair and rot....
Many farmhouses and cottages in the area have parts of the stonework from this same tower.
In 2015, a national fundraising campaign was launched to restore this observation tower and with the help of the "EU" it was officially opened to the public in July 2020.
When the weather is nice, you can use the telescope at the observation tower to see the Cimrman giant mushrooms, or the place of his death on the goose trail."
The aforementioned Cimrman giant mushrooms can be found very close by (unfortunately not really visible with the telescope). To do this, drive approximately 1 km south on road 260 (see map). Then they are on the right side, clearly visible from the street. The place where Jára Cimrman died can be found about 3.3 km northeast on Mount Husa.
By the way, this is not the lowest Jára Cimrman lookout tower, as it is located in Nouzov near Semily, 67 km further east.
As an introduction to the world of Jára Cimrman, you can read the corresponding Wikipedia article .
