The night view
All of Vienna lit up from 250 metres — the city's best night view, with no real competition.
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The tower is far higher, the view far wider, and relatively cheaper per metre; the wheel is more central, more iconic and more historic. For the view: the tower. For the Viennese experience: the wheel.
Yes if you're planning an evening or have more than three days in Vienna. On a short intensive trip, the central towers and terraces are enough.
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Austria's tallest structure: a concrete tower 252 metres high, built in 1964 in the Danube park north of the city. Its lift reaches the observation deck in about thirty-five seconds — the fastest in the country. The deck is open-air, above a revolving restaurant that completes a full turn in roughly half an hour while you eat. The view differs from every other in Vienna: you are outside the historic core, so the city reads as a whole map, the Danube cutting through it, the modern business towers close at hand, and the Vienna Woods on the horizon. Getting there takes about twenty minutes by metro from the centre, which makes it a deliberate trip rather than a passing stop. But it is far higher than the Ferris wheel and stays open late — and the night view over a lit Vienna is the best thing about it.
All of Vienna lit up from 250 metres — the city's best night view, with no real competition.
A full turn in about half an hour — you eat while the city passes without leaving your seat.
Wide lawns, a lake and cycle paths — a free walk before or after the climb.
Donauturmstraße, Vienna