Flaktürme VII

Flak towers

This is a pair of anti-aircraft defense towers/bunkers, built by the Luftwaffe during World War II. During construction multiple rail tracks were laid across the park, and it is believed that hundreds of war victims were buried in mass graves on the grounds, still undiscovered. At 55 m high, the round Gefechtsturm (G-Tower, or gun tower) is the highest flak tower built during the war. The pair have proven nearly impossible to remove, and are now protected because of their historic value.

• outdoors
• history

Address

Augarten, Leopoldstadt

Hours

Daylight hours

Website

geschichtewiki.wien.gv.at (opens in a new tab)