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Following the example of the floating gardens of Paris, the city of Vienna has created a new “rest area” and a relaxation area on the Danube Canal for free use: the “Floating Gardens” of Vienna on the Danube Canal inaugurated Thursday. But people tend not to swim there. The new recreation area in the area between the Augarten Bridge and the Salztor Bridge consists of slabs that were laid between the bank and an old lock structure on the canal. The total area of 1,500 square meters was planted and equipped with seating and places to rest.
According to the Councilor for the Environment, Ulli Sima (SPÖ), the construction time was three months. But he also noted that the project itself took a little longer, after all, it was announced in 2015. However, a legal dispute with a tenant in the area dragged on for years, the councilor reported.
The original idea for floating pontoons, for which comparable systems in Paris were to serve as a model, could not be realized, Sima said. “It was not as easy to implement as I imagined,” summarized the department head. But now she was extremely pleased with the result. She stressed that a new living room had been created on the Danube canal. Most of the bridge construction is secured with railings and is freely accessible. The cost of the project was estimated today at 3.5 million euros. Given that there are hardly any green spaces in this section of the Danube Canal, but rather a lot of concrete surfaces, the new green and recreational space in the city center is particularly valuable, Sima said. The construction was technically a great challenge. Some of the parts were even shipped by ship.
30 meter deep foundations
The foundation of the bridge sank up to 30 meters into the ground. The work was also carried out in close coordination with the memorial office.
Because the base of the chill terrace is a historic building, the so-called Kaiserbadschleuse. According to the city, the name refers to the Kaiserbad, which once stood there and was demolished in 1899. The Kaiserbadschleuse was originally intended to allow the operation of a transshipment port in the city center throughout the year on the Canal del Canal. Danube. Therefore, in addition to the Nussdorf lock, which still exists today, three more dams should be built. However, the only one of the three planned bombings was the Kaiserbadschleuse. Although the lock never came into operation, Otto Wagner’s lock building on the opposite side, the so-called Schützenhaus, was preserved.
