Donauinsel

Donauinsel

international, recreative, protective

Location: 

Donauinsel, Wien, Austria

Duration: 

Monday, November 9, 2015

personal highlights

  1. UNO City: high security area with ugly buildings for 5'000 people
  2. Donauinsel: sophisticated flood protection system stretching for 21 km
  3. Donaupark: beautiful park, but utterly abandaned and empty in autumn
  4. DC Towers: with 220m Austrias highest building (expensive elevator)
  5. U-Bahn: crossing the wide Danube river on a bridge 

image sources

  1. Donauturm (TV tower) @ Donaupark
  2. View on Danube @ DC Towers outlook
  3. View on UNO city @ DC Towers outlook
  4. Lake with tree and grass @ Donaupark
  5. DC Towers facade @ ground level

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