Poděbrady-lock and hydroelectric power station

The lock on the Elbe in Poděbrady arose out of the need to eliminate the annual damage caused to buildings around the river during spring floods and to improve the possibility of transportation on the river. In 1900, it was decided to regulate the flow of the Elbe in the city section, and the work was divided into five stages. First of all, it was about straightening the flow and renovating the entire embankment. In 1914, according to the project of the Poděbrady architect Antonín...