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miniature steam train and the
world’s tallest flying swing
attraction. Unlike similar parks
in most countries, admission to
the grounds is free, and charges
for the rides are very modest; a
ride on the roller coaster costs
€3.50. Overlooking all is Vienna’s
iconic Riesenrad (Ferris wheel),
built in 1896 by the English
The vast, modern complex of UNO-City on the Danube engineer Walter Basset. The
setting for a tense scene in
7 UNO-City with excellent recreational Carol Reed’s film The Third Man
facilities. One of the main attrac- (1949), it is now one of the
Wagramerstrasse 5. Tel 26060-5596.
% Kaisermühlen, Vienna Interna tional tions is the Donauturm, a TV city’s symbols.
Center. @ 20A, 92A, 92B. 8 11am, tower rising to 252 m (827 ft), The Prater is also a vast sports
2pm, 3:30pm Mon–Fri (plus 12:30pm with two revolving restaurants park, home to a soccer and a
Jul & Aug); ID required. Donauturm: and an observation platform. trotting stadium, the Freudenau
Tel 263 35 72. ∑ unvienna.org racetrack, swimming pools,
tennis courts, a golf course
On the left bank of the Danube 8 Prater and cycling trails, as well as
is UNO-City, one of only three Praterverband: Tel 728 05 16; Ferris a planetarium and open-air
United Nations headquarters. wheel: Tel 72 95 430. % Praterstern. restaurants and bars.
The complex stands on inter- < Wien Nord. v 5, O. @ 5B, 80A. Nearby are the pavilions
national, non-Austrian territory; Open Funfair mid-Mar–Oct: 10am– and vast grounds of the annual
its post office uses its own special midnight daily. ∑ prater.at Vienna Fair.
postage stamps and UN post-
marks. UNO-City consists of four Originally an imperial
vast semicircular buildings and hunting ground, the
a large congress hall, one of the woods and meadows
most strikingly modern pieces of between the Danube and
architecture in Europe, designed its canal were opened
by the architect Johann Staber to the public by Joseph II
and opened in 1979. Today, in 1766. The amusement
visitors can join one of the regular park at Prater, called
guided tours of the complex. Wurstelprater, is the oldest
UNO-City is surrounded by a in the world. It is still one
green park, covering an area of of the most entertaining,
over 600,000 sq m (700,000 sq yds), with a roller coaster, The Wurstelprater funfair at night

9 Hundertwasser-
Haus Apartments Typically irregular
Löwengasse/Kegelgasse. delineated by window
% Landstrasse. v 1. colour
Closed no admission to the public.
Kunsthaus Wien: Tel 712 0491. Main entrance
Open 10am–7pm daily. on Löwengasse
∑ hundertwasser-haus.info
Hundertwasser-Haus is a
municipal apartment block
created in 1985 by the artist
Friedensreich Hundertwasser. An
eclectic-style building, combining
the elements of a Moorish
mosque with features of Spanish
villages and Venetian palaces, it
has become one of Vienna’s main
attractions. The shopping centre
opposite was also designed by
the artist, whose work is on show
at the Kunsthaus Wien, Untere
Weissgerberstrasse 13.
For hotels and restaurants in this area see p294 and pp314–16

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