Good night, Vienna !

[W4ASZ]

The Story and End of the Bisamburgsender (1933-2010).

This could go here, under Radio, under Hats, and under the Loss of Architectural Treasures. There is good footage in the middle for the hat fans, Homburgs galore.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rm0_E7Zjcl8

Please to enjoy, except for the controlled demolition of the beautiful Blaw-Knox towers.

 

[dhermann1]

Faskinatin'. I found this, from an Austrian tourism website.

Sendeanlage Bisamberg
Sendeanlage Bisamberg, the transmission facility located in Bisamberg at the border between the city of Vienna and Lower Austria, consisted of two masts. The taller one was 265 metre high and was the tallest structure in the whole Austria. The transmitter was first built in 1933 and it was later destroyed in the World War II, but rebuilt again after.

Demolition of Sendeanlage Bisamberg
After the transmission facility became obsolete, the city of Vienna decided to demolish the structures, as their maintenance would be too costly and unjustified without them operating. Sendeanlage Bisamberg was demolished on 24 February 2010.

Vienna Donauturm is now the tallest structure in Austria
Since that day, the tallest structure in Austria has been the 252 metres high Donauturm, which stands in Wien Donaustadt only a few kilometres away from the former Sendeanlage Bisamberg. Visitors can get to the Donauturm’s observation deck, visit two rotating restaurants at the height of about 160 metres and enjoy a spectacular view of Vienna and its surroundings.

 

[W4ASZ]

Thanks for that information !

I still enjoyed the footage from the "grand opening" in 1933. In one clip, you see construction workers at the base of the diamond antenna, then you see their work destroyed 77 years later, for the second time, as the SS dropped the masts at near the end of WWII.