Rubbish Incinerator disguised as something out of 1001 Arabian Nights
4.5
4.5
Date of visit: June 2015
I am a carer or friend of a disabled person. I have experience of challenges around: moving around
Overall Rating
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.
Disabled Access In and Around
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.
Parking & Transport
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.
Accessible Toilets
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.
Staff
0Not applicable
Additional Information
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.
