The church of St. Wenceslaus (Stadtpfarrkirche St. Wenzel) was built in 15th century. Inside it is famous for paintings by Lucas Cranach the Elder and a Baroque organ named Hildebrand Orgel. The viewing platform at the tower of the church (Wenzelsturm) is a great place for taking pictures of the city.
The tower of the city hall was erected between 1889 and 1892 by Heinrich Freiherr von Schmidt in neo-Gothic style.
While crossing Lake Constance from Meersburg to Constance by boat I took this photo of a conspicuous white coloured tower named Otto-Moericke-Turm. It is a former water tower which houses a youth hostel now. A fine address if one would like to stay at something special.
Enns is supposed to be the oldest city of Austria. The landmark of the city is a huge tower in the middle of the market place. It is widely known for its colourful emblems and the big sun dial.
The Reckturm is a tower dating back to 13th century. After its demolition it was reconstructed in the style of 15th century. The name Reckturm (reck = rack) refers to its use as prison and place for torture. Today it houses a small museum for weapons and about torment.
After visiting the white donkeys at the national park Neusiedlersee – Seewinkel I climbed up a former border guard tower which served as part of the Iron Curtain at the Hungarian side of the border. Today it is used as a watch tower for tourists at the Austrian side of the border.
The Horseshoe Tower (Hufeisenturm) in Tulln is a remain of an ancient Roman settlement named Comagena or Comagenis. Many parts of the tower are still from 4th century. The building is named after the shape of its groundplan which reminds of a horseshoe. More…
The city of Regensburg is known for a lot of family towers (‘Geschlechtertürme’) similar to those ones in San Gimignano in Italy. By the way I really would like to cross that bridge between the steeples of the cathedral. Unfortunately it isn’t open for public. More…
This tower is part of the former stronghold of the legendary Hungarian military leader Pál Kinizsi. By climbing up this tower of Kinizsi-vár (Kinizsi Castle) I learned something new about the interior of residential towers in earlier ages. More…
The lighthouse was built in 1856 and is situated at the port of Lindau. Opposite the lighthouse one can see a sculpture showing the Bavarian lion. This historic centre of Lindau is actually an island but can be reached by car as well as train. More…