From Imperial Boat Mills to Vienna’s New Skyline – Kaisermühlen
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| Kaisermühlen, part of Vienna’s 22nd district, feels far from the city centre and the usual tourist paths—yet it is only a short metro ride from St. Stephen’s Cathedral. Its name recalls the boat mills that once lined the banks of the Danube. When major flood-control works were carried out along the river in the 1870s, the district became physically separated from the historic core, transforming into an unremarkable suburb inhabited largely by Vienna’s rapidly growing working-class population. Industrial facilities, allotment gardens, the city’s central laundry, waste dumps, and military shooting ranges shaped its landscape. Today, it requires imagination to picture how this area looked before its remarkable reinvention. The district’s dramatic transformation has given birth to “Danube City", Vienna’s modern skyline. Its new landmarks include the United Nations Headquarters, Austria’s tallest skyscraper designed by French architect Dominique Perrault, and a striking residential complex by Austro-Australian architect Harry Seidler, a student of Bauhaus founder Walter Gropius at Harvard and collaborator of Oscar Niemeyer in Rio de Janeiro. Adding to the district’s high quality of life are the popular public beaches along the Neue Donau (New Danube) and the beloved Gänsehäufel bathing area on the Old Danube. The tour concludes with a visit to one of Vienna’s most notable contemporary churches. |
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| Meeting Point | 22., U1-Station Kaisermühlen, in front of Exit Kaisermühlen |
| Dates | There are no dates for this tour but it can be booked individually for a group |
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