Prater is an enormous recreational parkland between the Donau
river and the Donau canal. The most famous attraction of the Prater is the
Riesenrad, a historic giant wheel (View on Cities). The prater includes large
areas of green space, tennis courts, a large stadium, racecourses, a swimming
pool and a planetarium. The biggest attractions for visitors are the
Wurstelprater, the amusement park.
A little history I found about the Prater is that it
originally was a hunting ground along the Donau River before it was opened to
the public as a park. In 1873, Prater played host to a World Trade Fair (Views
on Cities).
As I mentioned earlier the most famous attraction is the
Riesendrad, which is part of the amusement park. This giant wheel was created
by the British Engineer, Walter Basset. Now it is the only surviving example of
a series of giant wheels that Basset erected; others that he created were in Paris
and London but dismantled long ago (Views on Cities).
Graben is one of the most famous streets in Vienna’s city
center. The streets name can be translated to ditch or trench. Most of the
buildings on this street date back to the early 19th century (Views
on Cities). I am excited to visit this
area of Vienna because after researching it I learned that Graben is the heart
of Vienna’s most famous shopping streets. The most popular shopping street in
the center of Vienna, Karntner Strasse starts at one end of the Graben (Views
on Cities). I shop a lot so I was really excited to find out more about his
location.
References:
View on Cities. "Graben." , Vienna.
N.p., n.d. Web. 13 May 2013.
View on Cities. "Prater." , Vienna.
N.p., n.d. Web. 13 May 2013.
Photo References:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3603/3368392363_6e5184b03e.jpg
http://www.gothereguide.com/Images/Austria/Vienna/Vienna_Prater.jpg
View of Die Graben street! So excited to go shopping here!
View of Riesendrad!
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