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through to the 20th century, as Bruckner among others – is the the construction of other
well as the various methods of single most photographed installations around Vienna
capital punishment used on memorial in Vienna: Edmund meant that the operations of
some of them. The museum Heller’s “golden” (actually gilded the complex had to be scaled
also examines the development bronze) statue of Johann down, and of the seven original
of the police force and its Strauss playing a violin. English buildings only the highly
approach to tackling crime. park design was the inspiration. decorative yellow- and red-brick
Many of the exhibits come There is a large playground for water tower, with its ornate
from the archives of the children featuring swings, slides, turrets and pinnacles, remains.
Viennese police force and are climbing frames, a sand pit The restored interior, in contrast
distinctly gruesome; there is and a skate park. The Italian with the attractive exterior,
a wide selection of murder Renaissance-style Kursalon has comprises a vast steel structure,
weapons, mummified heads of summer open-air concerts and ready to store and pump water.
executed criminals, death masks costume balls. The restaurant is Guided tours are available to the
and case histories illustrated with a popular meeting place. public and visitors who make
photographs and prints. Political the climb up the spiral staircase
criminality, from failed coup r Heeresgeschicht­ are rewarded with impressive
attempts to the rather more views of the city, including the
grisly lynching of a government liches Museum nearby Prater funfair, which is
minister during the revolution of See pp168–9. pinpointed by its striking Ferris
1848 (see p32), is well covered. wheel (see p234).
Though not for the faint-
hearted, the museum provides t Central Cemetery
visitors with a unique take on
Vienna’s social history. See pp170–71.

w Prater y Favoriten Water
See pp164–5. Tower
Windtenstrasse 3, Favoriten.
Tel 5995931070. % Reumannplatz.
e Stadtpark @ 15A, 65A. v 1. Open for guided
tours (phone to arrange).
Parkring. Map 6 E4. Tel 40008042.
% Stadtpark, Stubentor. @ 74A.
v 2. Open 24 hours. The Favoriten pumping station
was constructed in 1889 by
Stadtpark, Vienna’s first and Franz Borkowitz as part of a
largest public park, opened municipal scheme for the
when the old city walls were transportation of drinking water
demolished. Among many from the Alpine foothills to the
monuments – to Schubert and rapidly growing city. By 1910 Favoriten Water Tower

Corner of block Roof gardens planted
with first-floor with hundreds of trees
café and staircase and shrubs
topped by
onion dome

Uneven
ceramic line

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