Habsburgwarte

The Habsburgwarte is a 27-meter-high (89-foot) lookout tower in Vienna, standing just southwest of the summit of the Hermannskogel. Built in 1888 in a Neo-Romanesque and Neo-Gothic style and designed by Franz von Neumann Jr., it consists of a round tower and a small pointed turret. It was donated by the Austrian Tourist Club and opened in 1889 in the presence of Archduke Karl Ludwig. The platform holds the historic fundamental point of the Austrian national survey. The tower, which was placed under landmark protection in 1972, is now a public lookout tower that is open on weekends from spring to late fall for a small fee.