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Danube Tower, Vienna
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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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::djholmes
01/04/07 4:03 PM GMT
Cool tower! It must offer an amazing view at the top. Got any pictures from there? I think the speedy elevator ride would probably separate me from my stomach.
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.twinkel
01/04/07 4:15 PM GMT
great tower, great story and a little bit spooky with the trees in the front

Twinkel
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.arturog
01/04/07 5:23 PM GMT
Nice photo! And long history! :D now I know about the Vienna tower :) I like your night shots, do you use a tripode?
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::JQ
01/04/07 6:06 PM GMT
Oh I like this shot, its well neat!! good work mr chris!
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.Catharina
01/04/07 6:07 PM GMT
Cool shot Chris, very beautiful !!

Catharina:)
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::fogz
01/04/07 8:29 PM GMT
It must be an incredible sight from up there Chris! Maybe you should go up there and take the shot so we can see for ourselves! ;) well done at getting a clear shot at night! Patti
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::tigger3
01/04/07 9:57 PM GMT
Chris I really like how you present this. Such a good narrative also. Very well done post. Sandi
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.jcferg99
01/04/07 10:18 PM GMT
Very nice, Chris, I like the ghostly trees. Does the restaurant serve good food?
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.ROPnam
01/04/07 10:24 PM GMT
Nice shot. Love the way u caught it through the branches... I was up in the tower, u know?... The view form there is amazing, u should post some of that :P...
Paul
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+ppigeon
01/04/07 10:56 PM GMT
Interesting shot, Chris. But I've two critics:
1) The branches are a little too dark (or maybe my monitor is bad) ;-)
2) The tower could be off-centered.
Can I upload a reworked image?
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::phasmid
01/05/07 2:29 AM GMT
A bungee jump? Now this is totally kewl, Chris :)

:)PJ

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.Marzena
01/05/07 4:32 AM GMT
Recovering after the lecture [sic !] I am starting to get ready to appreciate the image !!!! LOL
Many thanks, dear Chris !
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::LynEve
01/05/07 4:33 AM GMT
I agree about the branches - perhaps they could be more visible or cloned out completely. They appear as shadows on my monitor, but maybe that was your intention.
Fantastic tower, and a nice perspective on it. As usual your narrative is most informative - would love to visit this.
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.jackygroen
01/05/07 8:16 AM GMT
I kinda like the contrast between the dark branches and the beautiful lit tower, makes it stand out even more:) well done my friend,it's a beautiful image !!

Jacky
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::dutch_postings
01/05/07 9:42 PM GMT
Ah, i just responded towards a posting from Sabine regarding this tower.
Well, i asked her to take some shots from above looking over Vienna, but you made me wiser than she did.
Now, i do not only want pictures from above, now i want pictures from you hanging on that bungee as well !!! hehe he :-) thanks for the photo !
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::Anita54
02/06/07 12:53 AM GMT
Since I missed this one and it was referred to today by Sabine's post, I wanted to say how interesting and well composed it is. I bet the 'sight from above' is awesome. A great post Chris.
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::verenabloo
03/30/07 12:37 AM GMT
This is lovely, but what I would like to see is a photo of the Blue Danube....V
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