New $2 Million Water Fountain in Vienna Slammed as World’s Ugliest
A new water fountain in the Austrian city of Vienna has been described as the ugliest in Europe, possibly the world, despite costing 1.8 million euros ($2 million). Created by the avantgarde Viennese art group Gelitin, the Austrian capital’s newest water fountain was commissioned by local authorities to commemorate 150 years of Vienna’s modern water […]
Advanced Artificial Leg Allows Amputees to Feel Sensations in Their Foot
Austrian scientists have invented a revolutionary product in the world of prosthetics – an artificial leg with lifelike sensations. The one-of-a-kind man-made limb has sensors fitted to the sole, which are able to stimulate nerves at the base of the amputee’s stump. “It feels like I have a foot again,” said Wolfang Rangger, the very […]
Dog Cinema Lets You Take Your Pooch to the Movies
Vienna’s Admiral Cinema has opened its doors to man’s best friend, through a once-a-month “Doggy Day Promotion” that lets dog owners take their pets with them, to the movies. In order to lure people away from the Lugner City Kino multiplex that opened nearby, the 90-year-old Admiral Cinema decided to become more appealing to dog […]
Vienna’s Gas Tank City
Constructed in1896, and used to store the gas that supplied Vienna, these four giant gasometers are now used as modern and original living spaces. Remnants of the industrial age, gasometers all over the world have been demolished, or simply abandoned and left at the mercy of the elements. But the people of Vienna thought it […]