How do you Solve a Problem like a Flaktower?

The skyline of the centre of Vienna hasn’t changed much in 75 years. Stephansdom, the Rathaus, the Riesenrad, the green baroque dome of Karlskirche, the neo-gothic towers of the Votivkirche. But alongside the spires and the metalwork, there are six concrete monoliths hunkered among the city’s rooftops. Each one is over 40 meters tall, windowless, and with walls three meters thick. You can glimpse them between the houses as you stroll down Vienna’s main shopping street, or as the bus drives you through three of the city’s residential districts. None are that far off the tourist trail, but you won’t find a sign explaining what they are. In fact, these structures are a network of Flaktürme, anti-aircraft defences that housed the cannons that protected Vienna, the pearl of Hitler’s Germany, during the later years of the Second World War. <a href="https://mairibunce.medium.com/how-do-you-solve-a-problem-like-a-flaktower-ecd0ef65a046">Visit Now</a>