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ROUTE D
Schwedenplatz - Schleuse Nussdorf - Donau - Schwedenplatz |
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The Danube Canal - also called "Little Danube" flows 17 km through one part of the city of Vienna. |
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Tours of the three boats MS Schlögen, MS Vienna, and MS Vindobona start at the Schwedenplatz pier (U1 and U4 underground station of the same name) |
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Passing Kaiserbad Lock and Lock House built in 1904 by Otto Wagner, the master architect. |
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Vienna Ring Tower - features 23 floors, the first skyscraper in Vienna. |
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Rossau Barracks - built from 1865 to 1869 in Windsor style, and, among others, headquarters of the traffic police |
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Thermal Waste Treatment Plant Spittelau - designed by Friedensreich Hundertwasser. |
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Nussdorf Lock - built by Otto Wagner around 1900 redesigned in 1966. |
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The two hills Kahlenberg (483 m) and Leopoldsberg (423 m) border the city in the north-west. |
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The Urania observatory - built by Max Fabiani and opened in 1910 - today houses also a cinema, and a restaurant. |