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Here you can find many interesting and important facts about the Donauturm.

Technical Facts
Tower overall height: 252 m
Main Level / Height: 165 m
Observation Deck / Height: 155 m und 150 m
Weight / Tower: 17.600 Tonnen
Diameter Tower: at ground level 12 m; going down to 6 m in a height of 160 m
Foundation: Depth 8 m diameter 31 m

Elevators
2 express elevators each for 15 people
Speed: 6,2 m/sec.
Duration of a ride: up to 165 m 35 seconds
Winding power: 1 hour - 1.600 people
Architect/Static: Hannes Lintl / Robert Krapfenbauer
Construction time: 20 months

Opening
April 16th, 1964 at the International Viennese Gardening Show
Construction material: 3.750 m3 concrete, 514 t concrete steel
Stairs: 776
Pedestals: 58

Each restaurant turns with adjustable speed
(26/39/52 min for one complete round)
Engine / Rolls: 2 each with 96 rolls

Visitors
until 12/2001 15,6 million visitors
Now every year approx. 450.000 visitors

Gastronomy
Turnable restaurants at the tower:

Tower restaurant PANORAMA (160m) and Donauwalzer (170m)
Table reservations by telephone: +43 (1) 263 35 72

Restaurant SPOONS with outside guest area
located at ground level next to the tower
Table reservations by telephone: +43 (1) 263 35 74 / 20

Events
Glaced terrasse
During the year 2000 we glazed a part of the observation deck

April 2001 Opening of the bungee ramp in a height of 152 m
Operated by Jochen Schweizer, Germany:
http://www.jochen-schweizer.de
Tel: +43 (1) 269 62 47

Stair Run
Date of event: Every year in November
Record: 3 min 19 sec

Information for events & mass rallys:
Hr. Werner Semper (werner.semper@donauturm.at)

Address
Donauturm Aussichtsturm- und Restaurantbetriebsges.m.b.H.
Donauturmstrasse 4, A 1220 Vienna, Austria
Telephone: +43 (1) 263 35 72
Fax: +43 (1) 263 35 72 39
E-mail: info@donauturm.at
Internet: http://www.donauturm.at

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