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w Prater
The History of the VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Originally an imperial hunting ground, these woods and Ferris Wheel Practical Information
meadows between the Danube and its canal were opened One of Vienna’s most famous Funfair: Open 15 Mar–end Oct:
to the public by Joseph II in 1766. The central avenue, or landmarks, the giant Ferris 10am–11pm daily. Ferris Wheel:
Tel 7295430. Open daily (times
Hauptallee, was for a long time the preserve of the nobility Wheel was immortalized in vary). ∑ wienerriesenrad.com
the film of Graham Greene’s
and their footmen. During the 19th century the western The Third Man. It was built in Planetarium: Open 8:30am–noon,
end of the Prater became a massive funfair with booths, Miniature Railway 1896 by the English engineer 1–2:30pm Tue, Thu; 8:30am–noon,
sideshows, beer gardens and Wurst stands catering for The Liliputbahn travels a Walter Basset, but it has only 6–8pm Wed; 1:45–8pm Fri; 2:15–
7pm Sat, Sun & hols. Miniature
Viennese workers. 4-km (2.5-mile) circuit. half the original number of railway: Open end Mar–end Oct:
cabins, since a fire destroyed
many of them in 1945. 10am–11pm daily. Golf course:
To Praterstern station Open 8am–4pm Mon–Thu.
Stadionbad: Open May–Sep:
9am–7pm Mon–Fri (to 8pm Jul &
Aug), 8am–7pm Sat, Sun & hols (to
0 metres 800 8pm Jul & Aug). Maria Grun Kirche:
0 yards 800 Open 10am–3pm Sun. Lusthaus:
Open Jan–Mar: noon–5pm Sat–
Tue; Apr–Sep: noon–10pm Mon,
Tue, Thu & Fri (to 6pm Sat, Sun &
hols); Oct–Dec: noon–5pm
Thu–Tue. Tel 7289565.
∑ prater.at
. Ferris Wheel Transport
% < Praterstern. @ 77A, 80A.
The huge wheel circulates very slowly v 1 (park), O, 5 (funfair).
at a speed of about 75 cm (2.5 ft) per
second, allowing riders spectacular
views over the park and funfair.

. Hauptallee
The avenue lined with
. Volksprater Funfair chestnut trees stretches
An amusement park has existed for 5 km (3 miles)
here since the 19th century. Today through the centre
the enormous funfair is full of rides of the Prater.
ranging from dodgem cars to
ghost trains.

KEY
1 Tennisplätze (tennis courts)
2 Planetarium
3 Messegelände exhibition
centre
4 Stadion (stadium)
5 Stadionbad (swimming pool), Lusthaus
6 Cycle paths The 18th-
The Trotting Stadium century
7 Maria Grun Kirche Built in 1913, the Krieau Stadium is the scene of octagonal pavilion,
8 Golfplatz (golf course) regional and international trotting races from formerly a hunting lodge,
September to June (see p231). now houses a restaurant.

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