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Tag Archives: Vienna
Austria’s tallest building completed
At an impressive 820 feet high and 60 stories, the recently completed Tower 1 in Vienna’s Danube (Donau) City is the tallest building in Austria. Above and below are two images of the new building along the Danube.
Posted in architecture, cities, downtown, economic development, Europe, land use, pictures, placemaking, planning, skylines, skyscrapers, spatial design, Travel, urban planning
Tagged architecture, Austria, buildings, cities, Danube, Danube City, design, engineering, land use, pictures, planning, skylines, skyscrapers, towers, Vienna
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Cities in history: review of “Ten Green Bottles”
Vivian Jeanette Kaplan’s book (Ten Green Bottles) about her parent’s harrowing escape from Nazi-controlled Vienna, Austria to Japanese-controlled Shanghai, China is a captivating and disturbing true story of one family’s efforts to escape Nazi aggression. The book primarily covers from the … Continue reading
Posted in art, Asia, bicycling, book reviews, cities, civics, culture, diversity, Europe, history, human rights, poverty, psychology, transportation
Tagged Austria, Axis, book reviews, books, Canada, China, communists, culture, diversity, exodus, facists, family, Germany, history, holocaust, injustice, poverty, religion, Shanghai, Toronto, Vienna, war, World War II
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