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    Fernwärme

    Vienna

    Rubbish Incinerator disguised as something out of 1001 Arabian Nights

    4.5

    Date of visit: June 2015

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    Excellent

    When this incinerator burned down (ironic!) the Austrian artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser gave it a fantasy make-over and turned into a tourist attraction. It's wacky and wonderful.

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    Excellent

    No problems. The buikdingbis in front of you as you come out of thevU-bahn station and there are traffic-free paths with good surfaces and manageable slopes on both sides of the building. Access inside the building is not possible.

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    Excellent

    Can't comment on the parking. Spittelau U-bahn station (fully accessible) is next door. A short rode on U-bahn Line 4 from the centre of Vienna.

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    Excellent

    There's a Euro Key toilet in the main concourse of Spittelau U-bahn station. You need a Euro Key to access is. It is a reasonable size and has grab rails and an alarm. The Euro-Key is the continental equivalent of a Radar Key and works in Austria, Germany and Switzerland. I will post a "review" of how to get one later.

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    If you like off the wall architecture you'll love this. And its eco-friendly - the heat from the burning rubbish provides central heating for 60,000 apartments in this part of Vienna and the chimney has state of the art filters to remove greenhouse gases and dangerous minerals.

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