Gasometer
Four brick gasholders in Vienna's Simmering district, built from 1896 to 1899 for the city gas works. Converted in 1999 and 2001, they now hold apartments, shops, offices and a concert hall.
- Where
- Vienna, Austria
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 48.1849, 16.4200
Get the Gasometer stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Gasometer. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Vienna volume with your photos and a note.
Near Gasometer
Museum of Military History 2.4 km
The leading museum of the Austrian armed forces, housed in the Arsenal in Vienna and opened in 1891. It shows weapons, uniforms and vehicles, including the car in which Archduke Franz Ferdinand was shot in 1914.
Belvedere 3.1 km
A Baroque complex of two palaces, the Upper and Lower Belvedere, linked by formal gardens and built for Prince Eugene of Savoy in the early 18th century. It is now an art museum, home to Gustav Klimt's The Kiss.
Hundertwasserhaus 3.2 km
A municipal apartment block in Vienna's third district, completed in 1985 from the ideas of the artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser. Its wavy floors, bright colours, uneven facade and trees growing from the windows make it one of the city's most photographed buildings.
MAK Museum of Applied Arts 3.8 km
An arts and crafts museum at Stubenring 5 in Vienna's first district, founded in 1863. Besides its traditional focus on crafts and design, it places special emphasis on architecture and contemporary art, with a historic Ringstrasse building.
Karlskirche 3.9 km
A Baroque church on Karlsplatz in Vienna, dedicated to Saint Charles Borromeo and begun after the plague of 1713. Its green dome stands between two columns carved with scenes from the saint's life, and a lift takes visitors up into the dome.
Musikverein 3.9 km
A concert hall in Vienna's Innere Stadt, opened in 1870, home of the Vienna Philharmonic. Its Golden Hall is known for its acoustics, and the New Year's Concert is broadcast from here to millions of viewers.
Prater 3.9 km
A public park of about six square kilometres in Vienna's second district, with meadows, woodland and long avenues. It includes the Wurstelprater amusement park, with its famous giant Ferris wheel, and was once an imperial hunting ground.
Wiener Riesenrad 4.0 km
A Ferris wheel 64.75 metres tall at the entrance of the Prater amusement park, built in 1897. It is among the oldest Ferris wheels still turning, and was featured in the 1949 film The Third Man.
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Questions
Where is Gasometer?
Gasometer is in Vienna, Austria. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Museum of Military History (2.4 km), Belvedere (3.1 km), Hundertwasserhaus (3.2 km).
How do I get the Gasometer stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Gasometer and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Vienna volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Gasometer before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Vienna volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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