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and twin 65-metre (213 ft) towers. The cornerstone was laid on 2 December 1888 and that was about as far as it got. City councillors rejected the plan in a clear case of tower envy as they felt that the grand erection would compete with the nearby
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Romantic Revival and
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259:General contractor
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183:13°22′22″E
180:49°44′48″N
879:Destroyed
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284:Completed
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363:.zoplzen
316:Capacity
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