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Das Boot shows the way to the hotel
An Austrian hotel has fixed this yacht by artist Erwin Wurm to the roof of ithe building with the front melting so that it points down to the front entrance.
Hotel Daniel management in the Austrian capital Vienna refused to say how much they spent for the project which had to get special permission to be included on top of the property – which has monumental protection because it was built in 1960 by Georg Lippert.
Council officials agreed that the boat could remain in place for four years after which it will have to be removed.
Businessmen Florian Weitzer said that he felt that the artists were added to the building which was already one of the attractions on the Landstraßer Gürtel ring-road.
He said: "Millions of years ago this entire region was under water anyway – so seeing a boat here is really just recognising that fact."
The cost of the art project named "Misconceivable" was not disclosed but Weitzer said the idea was to point the way to a hotel the didn't want to look like a hotel.
This is they wanted to contribute to the living urban feel of the city by using what they called "Urban Gardening" on the roof and also to include extra facilities inside such as an in-house bakery and a unique astronomy concept.
Vienna Times
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Admont – where culture and nature meet
The region of Admont, in Styria, once a popular holiday destination for walkers and lovers of the great outdoors, is undergoing something of a revival.
Huge counterfeit money gang nicked
A money printing gang was busted after police carried out a series of raids on illegal printing factories.
Viennese museum displays bits of the moon
Three tests samples of moonstone are now on permanent display from NASA at the Natural History Museum in Vienna.
Elton John - Vienna concert tonight
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Bathing ban remains on Donauinsel
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Better road security for the elderly
A two-day conference on "mobility and road safety in an ageing society" which kicks off tomorrow at the Palais Ferstel (Vienna) will look for measures to improve the security of road users over 60 years of age.
Better road security for the elderly
A two-day conference on "mobility and road safety in an ageing society" which kicks off tomorrow at the Palais Ferstel (Vienna) will look for measures to improve the security of road users over 60 years of age.
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