Photo: Martin Soldán, Czech Radio
In a sports hall in the Czech town of Pelhřimov, a dream from the age of steam and brass finally lifted off the ground. A nearly three-meter-long replica of the Albatross – the fantastical flying machine from Jules Verne’s 1886 novel Robur the Conqueror – successfully took flight, earning a place in the Czech Book of Records.
Verne’s novel Robur the Conqueror was remarkably prophetic for its time.
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Author: Daniela Lazarová