Karl Marx-Hof: The Kilometer Long Residential Building
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 30, 2014
The world’s longest residential building, Karl Marx-Hof, is located in the neighbourhood of Heiligenstadt in the Austrian capital city of Vi...
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The Lärchwandschrägaufzug Inclined Lift
Kaushik Patowary
May 30, 2014
The Larchwandschragaufzug is an inclined lift, also known as funiculars, located at Kaprun in Austria inside the Hohe Tauern National Park. ...
The Flak Towers of the Luftwaffe
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 17, 2013
After the Royal Air Force bombed Berlin on October 1940, Adolf Hitler ordered the construction of several flak towers to protect his cities ...
Friedensreich Hundertwasser’s Strange Architecture
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 25, 2013
Friedensreich Hundertwasser (1928–2000) was an Austrian painter, architect, and sculptor best known for his architecture characterized by co...
Sunken Observation Platform in the Middle of a Pond
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 8, 2013
There is a clever observation platform built into a pond in Vöcklabruck, Austria. The platform, rather than being raised, is sunken into th...
Gasometers of Vienna: Former Gas Storage Tanks Turned Into Housing
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 20, 2013
In 1896, Viennese authorities decided to invest in large-scale gas and electric utilities to provide the townsfolk with coal gas for stoves,...
Gruner See, Styria: A Park That Turns Into a Lake in Summer
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 3, 2012
Grüner See, literally “Green Lake”, is a lake in Styria, Austria, near the town of Tragoss, located at the foot of the snow-capped Hochschwa...
Eisriesenwelt–The World’s Largest Ice Cave
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 12, 2012
The Eisriesenwelt (German for "World of the Ice Giants") is a natural limestone ice cave located in Werfen, Austria, about 40 km s...
Das Park Hotel Built from Giant Sewage Pipes
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 31, 2011
If your idea of a holiday is to live inside a sewage pipe, then congratulations - you qualify for a night’s stay at the Das Park Hotel in Au...
