Tower sights in Austria
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Donauturm
At 252m the Danube Tower in Donaupark is Vienna’s tallest structure – next highest is the Millennium Tower at 202m. Its revolving restaurant at 170m allows fantastic panoramic views of the city and beyond – the food tends to be tried and trusted Viennese favourites. Tickets covering entrance to the Donauturm and Riesenrad cost for adult/child €11.40/5.90. The adventurous can bungee jump off the side of the tower – see the website for details.
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Uhrturm
Perched on the southern edge of Schlossberg is the city's emblem, the Uhrturm. In what must have been a good deal for Europe's modernising midget, the townsfolk paid Napoleon a ransom of 2987 florins and 11 farthings to spare the clock tower during the 1809 invasion.
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Wasserturm
Further south, rising between the convergence of two busy roads, is the town's Wasserturm from 1910. Its shape intentionally apes the gilded goblet donated to the townsfolk by King Matthias Corvinus of Hungary after he took the town in 1487.
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Favoriten Water Tower
Built in 1889, this tall tower is all that remains of a pumping station that brought water from the Alps to Vienna. Its striking yellow- and red-brick facade is decoratively topped with turrets; tours are occasionally offered.
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Churertor
The towers surviving from the old fortifications include the step-gabled Churertor, once the gateway to the bridge that was used to transport salt across the Ill River to Switzerland.
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Katzenturm
Towers surviving from the old fortifications include the 40m-high Katzenturm, where Vorarlberg’s biggest bell (weighing 7500kg) still tolls.
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Stadtturm
Stadtturm7 climbs its 148 steps for 360-degree views of the city’s rooftops, spires and surrounding mountains.
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Ursulinenkirche
The city's main artery, Landstrasse, is dominated by the twin onion-domed towers of former nunnery Ursulinenkirche.
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Mühletor
The Mühletoris also known as the Sautor, where the pig market was held in the Middle Ages
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Schloss Lamberg
Baroque-style Schloss Lamberg towers high above the Steyr River and backs onto the shady Schlosspark gardens.
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Stadtpfarrturm
Its Stadtpfarrturm can be climbed for a good view of the city and surrounding countryside.
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Michaelerkirche
The tall steeple of Michaelerkirche casts its shadow almost as far as the river bank.
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Ledererturm
The medieval Ledererturm, a tower built in 1376, overshadows the western end of Stadtplatz.
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Torturm
The southern end of Stadplatz narrows to the Torturm, a 16th-century gate tower.
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