From April 18, 2010, BBC "Plans for Austria's Nazi-era towers spark controversy" by Bethany Bell.
There are six huge, 6-10 story high, German anti-aircraft towers in Vienna, Austria, that were built from 1942-1945 in pairs. Each had guns on top.
Ute Bauer, architectural historian said, "The towers were meant a sign of the military strength of the Third Reich," and were built by forced labor.
Today, one has an aquarium. Another is used by the Austrian Army. They are built of reinforced concrete. They were fairly strong enough to stand up to explosives.
Some Austrians want them brought down to forget about the past.
Reminders of the War. --GreGen
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
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