If you’re getting a little dizzy from Imperial-this, Hapsburg-that, then take a short trip out to the Hundertwasserhaus for a little cranial retuning.
Completed in 1985 at a cost of over €7 million, it’s an apartment house owned by the city of Vienna and rented out to individuals just like any other public-housing project. About 200 […]
Vienna’s Riesenrad (giant ferris wheel) has played host to some classic movie moments.
Easily the most famous came in the 1949 film The Third Man, based on the screenplay by Graham Greene and starring Orson Welles and Joseph Cotton.
The story took place in post-war Vienna, where basic commodities (and often morals) were short on the […]
One of the problems for a growing city is where to put all the people - and not just the live ones. As Vienna neared the end of the 19th century, it was clear that the existing cemeteries weren’t up to the job long-term.
So the authorities raided the savings account and bought up a large […]
One of Vienna’s trademark sights is the Riesenrad or giant ferris wheel located at the start of the Prater amusement park. Impressive in its own right, it’s acquired global fame by featuring in several movies, most notably The Third Man with Orson Welles.
Photo: Wiener Riesenrad
The original ferris wheel was erected in 1897, to celebrate the […]
Vienna had to deal with a lot of problems post WWII and one of them was what to do with the flak towers or bunkers. These were giant concrete blockhouses with walls 3.5m thick, built to house air defences to counter bombing raids by the allied forces.
Entrance. © Mark Brownlow
Too big to easily demolish, the […]
