{"id":34218,"date":"2021-07-10T05:50:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-10T04:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/?p=34218"},"modified":"2025-06-09T12:47:59","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T11:47:59","slug":"donaukanal-architecture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/donaukanal-architecture\/","title":{"rendered":"The Donaukanal: architectural highlights"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/donaukanalarchitecturesmall.jpg\" alt=\"High-rise buildings\" class=\"wp-image-34220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/donaukanalarchitecturesmall.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/donaukanalarchitecturesmall-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>You&#8217;re probably not wandering along the Donaukanal arm of the Danube in pursuit of neogothic roof designs, but the riverside buildings include a modern and historical delight or two to go with your cold drink.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Highlights includes buildings by Hundertwasser, Wagner &amp; Hadid<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Also examples from the Wiener Moderne era<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Book a two-hour <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiqets.com\/en\/vienna-walking-tours-l205287\/?partner=visitingvienna&amp;tq_campaign=LG_WalkingTours\" rel=\"sponsored\">walking tour<\/a>* for Vienna<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>See also:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/donaukanal\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"34106\">The Donaukanal &#8211; overview for visitors<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/architekturzentrum\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"42029\">Architekturzentrum Wien<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bridges, barracks &amp; the bizarre<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Let us stroll down from north to south on this map and discover the marked highlights:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/0\/embed?mid=1PrVA5RFRC1zzKyQQofLbGVOa8cqKA49Y\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Nip off to either side of the channel, of course, and you&#8217;ll find many of Vienna&#8217;s landmark sights. But we&#8217;re largely keeping to the bankside paths on this journey\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Schemerlbr\u00fccke<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/schemerlbruecke.jpg\" alt=\"The Schemerlbr\u00fccke\" class=\"wp-image-47619\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/schemerlbruecke.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/schemerlbruecke-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(View from the bridge)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Donaukanal more or less branches off from the Danube at the Schemerlbr\u00fccke, a bridge and weir system built at the very end of the 1890s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The architect was the father of modern architecture, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/footsteps\/otto-wagner-in-vienna\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"4917\">Otto Wagner<\/a>. And the two bronze lions at either end came from the hands and chisel of Rudolf Weyr, whose work appears in many of Vienna&#8217;s 19th-century landmarks. Weyr also crafted the city&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/footsteps\/brahms-monument\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"32160\">monument to Brahms<\/a>, for example.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While there, you might want to nip up to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/footsteps\/lehar-schikaneder-schlossel\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"39813\">Leh\u00e1r-Schikaneder-Schl\u00f6ssel<\/a>: a small baroque residence once owned by the composer Franz Leh\u00e1r.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;Popular&#8221; culture<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Then we have a long stretch lacking in historical flair, but with places of sociocultural and contemporary interest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, two of Austria&#8217;s biggest media organisations live alongside the Donaukanal.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/kronenzeitung.jpg\" alt=\"The Kronen Zeitung offices\" class=\"wp-image-47621\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/kronenzeitung.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/kronenzeitung-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(The <em>Kronen Zeitung<\/em> is Austria&#8217;s largest newspaper)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With hundreds of thousands of copies distributed daily, &#8220;the Krone&#8221; sells more than all but the biggest UK national papers, for example, even though the UK has roughly seven times the population of Austria.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/oe3building.jpg\" alt=\"The \u00d63 building\" class=\"wp-image-47622\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/oe3building.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/oe3building-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(\u00d63 is the country&#8217;s most popular radio station)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Around 2.5 million listeners tune in each day for \u00d63&#8217;s largely pop-filled programming. The station is part of the state broadcaster ORF.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you drift a little away from the water, though, you find the massive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/culture\/karl-marx-hof\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"39713\">Karl-Marx-Hof<\/a>: one of Vienna&#8217;s famous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/culture\/social-housing\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"35479\">social housing projects<\/a>. Built in 1930, the complex played a role in the brief civil war that erupted in 1934. Experts consider it a remarkable piece of urban planning and architecture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Spittelau<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Just as the channel begins to curve back toward the east, we reach a rather special piece of city infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Historically, Spittelau referred to the marshland around this part of the Danube. Today, people mostly associate the name with the subway station and incinerator at this location.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/spittelaudonaukanal.jpg\" alt=\"Incinerator Tower viewed from the Donaukanal north bank\" class=\"wp-image-47623\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/spittelaudonaukanal.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/spittelaudonaukanal-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(View across from the Donaukanal)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The rather mundane-sounding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/footsteps\/spittelau\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"21470\">Spittelau municipal incinerator<\/a> turns out to be a piece of iconic modern architecture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Redesigned by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/footsteps\/hundertwasser-guide\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"21493\">Friedensreich Hundertwasser<\/a> in the early 1990s, the building features the artist&#8217;s typical mosaic of colour and form, including a golden sphere on the chimney that has become a true city landmark.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/hadidhouse.jpg\" alt=\"Riverside apartment block\" class=\"wp-image-47624\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/hadidhouse.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/hadidhouse-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(They added the street art later)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just down from the incinerator is the housing block originally designed by star architect, Zaha Hadid, and built around the old railway arches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The project made a startling bit of modern architecture in its own right, but the street paintings now emblazoned across much of the lower parts have turned it into an even more fascinating addition to the riverside landscape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rossauer barracks &amp; Ringturm<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Donaukanal eventually skirts the edge of the old town, which you might wander off into to enjoy the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sightseeing\/hofburg\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"2708\">palace<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sightseeing\/vienna-museums\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1682\">museums<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/eatingdrinking\/cafespubsbars\/coffee-houses\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"7689\">coffee houses<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As you approach the &#8220;entrance&#8221; to the old town stretch, you see the large Rossauer barracks and Ringturm skyscraper (skyscraper in the restrained Viennese sense of the word).<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/rossauerbarracks.jpg\" alt=\"The Rossauer Barracks\" class=\"wp-image-47625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/rossauerbarracks.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/rossauerbarracks-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(Construction ended in 1869)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The barracks formed part of a series of military installations created after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/culture\/austria-hungary\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"12858\">1848 mini-revolution<\/a> in case the lower classes got cheeky again. (Political dialogue and compromise not being natural characteristics of Habsburg emperors.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The building housed the Federal Ministry of Defence last time I checked.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/ringturm.jpg\" alt=\"The Ringturm building\" class=\"wp-image-43510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/ringturm.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/ringturm-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(Inspired by US cityscapes)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/ringturm-ring-tower\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1337\">Ringturm<\/a> went up in 1955 as a quasi symbol of Austria&#8217;s post-WWII economic recovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although insurance offices, it still slots nicely into Vienna&#8217;s cultural landscape: the Ringturm hosts a regular <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/events\/architecture-exhibition-ringturm\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"6148\">architectural exhibition<\/a> and summer normally sees a giant piece of artwork cover the fa\u00e7ade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More Wagner<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The bank opposite the Ringturm has another construction by Otto Wagner: the Sch\u00fctzenhaus, completed in the first decade of the 20th century.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/ottowagnerschuetzenhaus1.jpg\" alt=\"The Otto Wagner Sch\u00fctzenhaus\" class=\"wp-image-47281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/ottowagnerschuetzenhaus1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/ottowagnerschuetzenhaus1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(That man Wagner again)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This water regulation facility never entered operation and now contains a restaurant. Which seems apt for Vienna and allows me a &#8220;turning water into wine&#8221; joke. (Ba dum and, indeed, tish.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Sch\u00fctzenhaus also provided an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/songsfilms\/before-sunrise-locations\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"36997\">outdoor location<\/a> for the movie, Before Sunrise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">High-rise views<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/sofitel.jpg\" alt=\"The Sofitel Hotel\" class=\"wp-image-43319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/sofitel.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/sofitel-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(The SO\/ Vienna hotel)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As you continue around to the other end of the old town, various high-rise offices for banks, insurance companies etc. pop up on the northern bank of the Donaukanal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A special mention goes to the The SO\/ Vienna hotel building, simply because it houses the Das LOFT restaurant at the very top with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/where-to-get-the-best-views-of-the-city\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"4922\">spectacular views<\/a> over the old town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Urania<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/uraniadonaukanal.jpg\" alt=\"The Urania seen from the Donaukanal\" class=\"wp-image-47626\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/uraniadonaukanal.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/uraniadonaukanal-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(Also home to a cinema)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, as we leave the old town behind, we have the much-loved <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/urania\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"34177\">Urania building<\/a> by architect Max Fabiani from 1910. Although not as modernist as many might have liked, the unique elongated structure and presence where the River Wien joins the Donaukanal has given it a certain cult status locally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More importantly, the Urania began life (and continues) as a place of public education with lecture halls, an observatory, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, Austrians were first introduced to the stunning technological advancement of (gasp!) talking films in this very building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> You might spot me there in the Klyo bar, whose terrace offers views across the water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jugendstil(ish)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Beyond the Urania, the buildings begin to thin out as we move into more green spaces and industrial areas. Keep an eye out, though, for the row of houses along Wei\u00dfgerberl\u00e4nde on the south bank.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/weissgerberlaende.jpg\" alt=\"House on Wei\u00dfgerberl\u00e4nde\" class=\"wp-image-47627\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/weissgerberlaende.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/weissgerberlaende-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(Balconies and fa\u00e7ade in the Jugendstil style)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many of those buildings represent a pot pourri of turn-of-the-century architecture that includes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/culture\/jugendstil\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"31716\">Jugendstil<\/a> and other elements from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/culture\/wiener-moderne\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"28303\">Wiener Moderne<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/weissgerberlaendehundertwasser.jpg\" alt=\"Weissgerber L\u00e4nde landing stage\" class=\"wp-image-47628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/weissgerberlaendehundertwasser.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/weissgerberlaendehundertwasser-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(The trademark curved and colourful approach of Friedensreich Hundertwasser)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We also meet Hundertwasser again in the form of a small dock he designed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Incidentally, a short walk from this point takes you to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/hundertwasserhaus\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"240\">Hundertwasserhaus<\/a>: an apartment block built in colourful Hundertwasser style<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/hundertwasser\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"17067\">Kunst Haus Wien<\/a>: another Hundertwasser design. Home to the permanent Hundertwasser exhibition and contemporary art exhibitions &amp; installations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>I particularly recommend the Kunst Haus Wien, as you can look inside parts of the building for free and it has a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/eatingdrinking\/cafespubsbars\/cafe-kunst-haus-wien\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"17095\">wonderful caf\u00e9<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tri(ii)ple towers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Should you desire a longer walk and continue away from the centre toward the south and east, a remaining architectural highlight is the collection of towers around the Erdberg area (which has a convenient U3 subway station for getting back into town faster).<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/triiipletowers.jpg\" alt=\"The Triiiple towers\" class=\"wp-image-47629\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/triiipletowers.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/triiipletowers-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(The Triiiple Towers)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Wien Energie and Wiener Stadtwerke buildings mark the skyline, but also the Triiiple Towers: a 33-storey, three-tower apartment complex constructed in 2021 alongside the river to a unique design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which brings us to the end of our quick architectural tour. For an overview of all that the Donaukanal has to offer, including nature, river trips, art, and sustenance, see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/donaukanal\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"34106\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You&#8217;re probably not wandering along the Donaukanal arm of the Danube in pursuit of neogothic roof designs, but the riverside buildings include a modern and historical delight or two to go with your cold drink. Bridges, barracks &amp; the bizarre Let us stroll down from north to south on this map and discover the marked [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":34220,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-34218","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sights","8":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34218","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34218"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34218\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":83975,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34218\/revisions\/83975"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34220"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34218"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34218"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34218"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}