Turn of the Danube
The Tour of the Danube ( Donauturm in German) is a turn 252 height meters located at Vienna, close to the park of the the Danube ( Donaupark in German).
It was built by the architect Hannes Lintl between 1962 and 1964, at the time of the Wiener Internationale Gartenschau , exposure on the topic of the gardens. The selected site of the Donaupark was then a discharge.
3750 m3 of Concrete and 514 tons of Reinforced concrete were used to build this tower 12 meters in diameter at its base and 6 meters to 160 meters height.
One can reach his 170 meters with 2 fast elevators (35 seconds), or in the event of urgency by a staircase cash 775 steps. With 150 meters height a platform with a splendid sight on Vienna is. In released weather, the sight reaches 80 km neighborhood. With 160 meters is a coffee Viennese and with 170 meters is a turning panoramic Restaurant (at the time of its construction then first world).
Since 2001, it is possible to jump to the rubber band height a 152 meters - in the category among highest of the world. A sporting test (the Donauturm-Lauf ) is organized each year in November, the record into 2006 being 3 minutes and 19 seconds.
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