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Europabrücke Bridge or Europe Bridge

Europabrücke Bridge or Europe Bridge is a famous bridge in Europe. This bridge is located south of Innsbruck, Tirol, Austria, and this bridge has a height of 777 meters (2549 feet) long which covers 657 meters (2156 feet). Built between 1959 and 1963, and the bridge was once the highest bridge in Europe, standing 190 meters (620 feet) high above the ground. But then by the Millau Viaduct diakalah take on 14 December 2004.

The bridge is also notable for including into the bebeapa highest bridge which is often used for Bungee Jumping.



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Tiergarten Schönbrunn


Tiergarten Schönbrunn or Vienna Zoo is a zoo located on the grounds of the famous Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna, Austria. Founded as an imperial menagerie in 1752, it is the oldest zoo in the world. Today Tiergarten Schönbrunn is considered and regards itself as a scientifically administered zoo which sees its main purpose as a centre for species conservation and general nature conservation as well as in the fulfillment of the education mandate given to it by the legislation. The still preserved buildings of the baroque era, which have been complemented in the last years by elements of modern zoo architecture, convey still a good impression of the 18th century menagerie-buildings after the Versailles model.

Tiergarten Schönbrunn is one of the few zoos worldwide to house giant pandas. The zoo's pandas are named Yang Yang (F), Long Hui (M), Fu Long (M), and Fu Hu (M). Fu Long's birth on 23 August 2007 was the first natural insemination panda birth in Europe. Fu Hu was born exactly 3 years later, and he was also conceived via natural mating.

Since its privatization in 1992, it has been led by Helmut Pechlaner, also president of WWF Austria, who managed to modernize most parts of the zoo and sustain its financial situation. Nowadays, the zoo is managed by Dagmar Schratter.



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Vienna Zoo - Zoo Oldest inword

Vienna Zoo (in local language: Tiergarten Schönbrunn) is a zoo located in the area of ​​Schonbrunn Palace in Vienna, Austria. Vienna Zoo was founded by the local Empire in 1752, and became the oldest zoo in the world today. Even the Vienna Zoo, now a Best Zoos in Europe today.

In 1779 before the zoo opened to the public. And Emperor Franz Joseph II, successor I continue raising animals, and expeditions to the Americas and Africa to be able to add to the collection at the Zoo

Even in the beginning of World War I, this zoo has reached 712 species and 3500 specimens. And after the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire after the war, the zoo became the responsibility of the Republic of Austria. Because state-run, then the state to renovate and expand the zoo area. Even now there are many new buildings, including the Rainforest House, Desert House, the Aquarium and Terrarium House, and Polarium.
Here are 4 Areas of Outstanding in the Vienna Zoo visited a lot of tourists, and at the same four areas that make the Vienna Zoo was asked as the Best European Zoos.

1. Regenwaldhaus - Artificial Rain Forest Area

This area opened in 2002. Rain forest home is a giant glass enclosure inside merembuat circumstances such as forest complete with artificial lightning storm. So here visitors can walk around inside like in the rainforest, with free-living birds, bats and other animals.

2. Terrarium House - Tunnel Aquarium

The tunnel aquarium terrarium is where we can see a large variety of coral, anemones are full of brightly colored fish and coral. Visitors will be treated to fish species richness and beauty of coral reefs are diverse.

3. Polarium - Cold Pole Area

Polarium Area is an area specially designed for species that need cold air (such as penguins, polar bears, walruses, etc.). In Polarium is often also held events and entertainment circus animals in it. so visitors entertained by the attraction of the penguins and polar bears.

4. Wüstenhaus - Desert Area

This area is designed in such a way as to resemble a desert. Visitors who enter into it so it can be treated to a variety of typical desert botany and also a variety of typical desert animals (mostly lizards and camels).





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Dachstein Sky Walk

Called the "Balcony mountains alpina", Dachstein Sky Walk exposed at an altitude of 2700 meters above sea level and on the rocks as high as 250 m. The vertical Hunerkogel A 360-degree view show the visitors Republic Koruna Slovenia in the south to the north. Skywalk is much higher than the platform at Niagara Falls or the falls in Iguazu, Brazil.

This place is perfect for those of you who want to test your nerve and courage.



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