Prater Attractions

Some attractions of the Wurstelprater amusement park, currently on show in the exhibition "Meet me in the Prater! Viennese pleasures since 1766" at the Wien Museum.

Giant Ferris Wheel

Here's one of the photos I took in the exhibition "Meet me in the Prater! Viennese pleasures since 1766" at the Wien Museum: it shows a model of the Giant Ferris Wheel, located at the entrance of the Wurstelprater. It was constructed in 1897 by the English engineer Lieutenant Walter Bassett Bassett and was one of the earliest Ferris wheels ever built.

My First Guided Tour for Instagrammers

 

Last Saturday I took part in a guided tour for instagrammers through the exhibition "Meet me at the Prater! Viennese pleasures since 1766" at the Wien Museum, an exhibition on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the Prater. We were allowed to take pictures and some of the participants immeditaley published their photographs. For me it was rather strange to observe all these people not really watching the exhibition, but their smartphones... By the way, have you already had a look at my instagram account?