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The Urbanist

Tall Stories 84: Ringturm

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Cover art for The Urbanist

27 November 2017

07 minutes


Photo: Getty Images

Presiding over the northwestern curve of Vienna’s Ringstrasse boulevard, the Ringturm carried a powerful message of reconstruction and renewal after the Second World War. Today its facade serves as a giant canvas for artworks and a lighthouse on the roof forecasts the weather using colour.

27 November 2017

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