Danube Park
Donauturmstra ß e, Vienna, Austria
Description:
Vienna's Danube Park (Donaupark) is one of the most picturesque places in Austria. It is located in the 22nd district of Vienna, Donaustadt, between Arbeiterstrandbadstraß e, Donauturmstraß e and Am Hubertusdamm. The opening of the park is timed to the International Garden Exhibition in 1964.
The area of the park is 800 thousand square meters, so for convenience, a mini railway is built here, where a train can travel around the entire park for 40 minutes. On the territory of the Danube Park, many individual fields with flowering roses, irises, the meadow of the Pope are admired. For lovers of active recreation, opportunities for sports are provided.
The main attraction is the Danube Tower, built in 1964. Its height reaches 252 meters, this is the highest building in Vienna, from the observation deck of which, at an altitude of 150 meters, a beautiful panorama of the surroundings of the city opens. Even higher, at an altitude of 160 and 170 meters, there are two restaurants that rotate. Special elevators are installed for lifting. Also in this park, with funds raised by the Austro-Cuban Friendship Society, a monument to the leader of the Cuban Revolution, Ernesto Che Guevara, was erected.