If the view from 165 meters usually makes your knees go weak, you’ll need to be strong now. The Vienna Danube Tower already soars an impressive 252 meters into the sky and has now bolted a pretty wild structure right onto its facade. When you take the express elevator up, what awaits you at the top isn’t just a classic view, but a real test of your nerves.
A work of art that gets your heart racing
Renowned artist Carsten Höller has given the concrete giant in Donaupark a fantastic new attraction. Grab a special slide sack from the northern outdoor platform, sit in the entry point, and let gravity do the rest. Europe’s tallest slide winds its way down the outside of the tower as a semi-transparent tube .
The polycarbonate material ensures that you can look directly at the skyline and the 22nd district as you slide, because the slide is almost completely transparent. The entire ride lasts just seven to nine seconds, but that brief moment is more than enough to give you a real thrill. You’ll zoom down the 15-meter drop at breakneck speed until you land safely on the glass platform.
More than just a panorama
Especially when the observation deck is packed again on sunny holidays, the tube offers a welcome alternative to just standing around at the railing. The structure itself, by the way, is a technical masterpiece that was mounted on the tower in elaborate helicopter flights. That’s when you really realize what a massive project has been realized above the city’s heads.
What you need to know about tickets and wait times
It’s best to plan your visit for the early morning hours to avoid the long line at the ticket booth on the ground floor. The lift ride currently costs 19 euros, and the slide costs an additional 5 euros per ride. Important for families: You must be at least 130 centimeters tall to enter the tube. If you need a little break after the ride, you can relax right away inthe rotatingtower café with a hot chocolate and let your heart rate return to normal.
