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The
Donauturm is a 827-foot (252 meter) tower overlooking
Donaupark, Uno City, and Vienna. It was built in 1964.
For a small fee (about Ös100), an elevator will take
you to the top where is a cafe, and a restaurant. Both
revolve. Those are frequently full, especially in the
evening, but you can still catch the view from a lower
observation level. Sadly, the windows are pretty narrow,
and the view of Vienna isn't that great after dusk.
If you go, be sure it's a clear afternoon, and you stand
a good chance of seeing from the Alps to Hungary. If
you'd like to take in the lights of the city, the observation
deck is open until midnight. On the way up and, more
disturbingly, on the way down you can look up through
a glass plate in the ceiling of the elevator car and
watch the world fall away from you in just 35 seconds.
Very disorienting. At the top of the tower is a giant
red tilde (~) shape that rotates around the television
antenna. For those not from the area, it's the symbol
of BankAustria.
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