Donauturm
The
Vienna Donauturm (
English:
Danube Tower) was created in
1964 by architect
Hannes Lintl in the course of the Viennese International Horticultural Show (WIG 64). Since then it has become a part of the Viennese
skyline and has become a popular lookout point and a tourist attraction. It is situated in the middle of the
Donaupark, which was built to host the horticultural fair in Vienna's 22nd District,
Donaustadt, near the northern bank of the
Danube. With a height of 252 meters, it is one of the tallest buildings in Vienna. 776 steps lead to its viewing platform, which is at a height of 150 meters. It can be reached by means of two elevators, which take visitors upwards in only 35 seconds. The platform also bears a bungee site, used at times during summer.
Two
revolving restaurants (at a height of 160 and 170 meters) offer a varied view over the
Austrian capital. It takes the platform either 26, 39 or 52 minutes per revolution.
The Danube Tower also carries antennas of cellular phone networks, private VHF radio stations and several other radio communication services. Despite its similarity to TV towers elsewhere, however, it is not used for TV broadcasting – the major TV transmitter for the Vienna area is situated on
Kahlenberg.
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List of towers*
List of masts* http://www.donauturm.at
