Jubiläumswarte

Jubiläumswarte is an observation tower on Gallitzinberg, at Vienna’s western edge in the Ottakring district. The tower stands on the Vogeltennwiese meadow above Vienna.

The concrete structure rises thirty-one metres above the ground, placing its platform about four hundred eighty metres above sea level. Concrete forms the tower and its external spiral staircase. That staircase winds around the structure and leads to a platform with plaques identifying distant landmarks. Several semicircular landings interrupt the climb around the tower.

From the platform, you can see Vienna, the Vienna Basin, and the Vienna Woods. Clear weather can reveal the Hainburg Hills, Leitha Mountains, Schneeberg, and sometimes the White Carpathians. The Wiener Waldschule stands beside the tower and teaches children about local environments and wildlife. Nearby woods contain inaccessible bunker ruins from the Second World War.

The site’s history reaches back to a wooden tower built for Emperor Franz Joseph’s jubilee. A severe storm destroyed that first wooden tower. Later, an iron exhibition tower replaced it, while the present concrete tower rose after extensive postwar rebuilding. Radio antennas and a weather station share the platform.

A Vienna city hiking trail passes through Dehnepark before reaching the tower through parks and woodland. The route includes several wooded scenic viewpoints.