A working waste-to-energy plant that heats part of the city, wrapped by Friedensreich Hundertwasser after a fire in 1987: coloured tiles, onion forms and a 113-tonne golden steel ball on the chimney, hoisted in 1991. It is the most Viennese piece of infrastructure you can see from the U4 and U6.
- Address
- Spittelauer Lände 45, 1090 Wien
- Hours
- Exterior visible at any time; Wien Energie-Welt visitor centre Mon-Thu 08:00-19:00, Fri 08:00-15:00
- Price
- Free to view from outside
- Price level
- €
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- You get the best look from the U-Bahn as it passes Spittelau, or from the street at Spittelauer Lände.
- Look for the oversized cap on a small tower: Hundertwasser's 'Kapperl'.
- Lit up at night; the ball glows from more than a thousand light points.