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Vienna's sewers are seen in the classic 1949 movie "The Third Man," which starred Orson Welles in the role of Harry Lime. A scene in the movie shows Lime climbing into a manhole to escape through the Vienna sewers. (See bottom photo at www.thirdmantour.at. Additional photos and movie posters can be seen at the MTPV Image Vault and the IMDB website.)
These photos show one of Vienna's unusual manholes, which lead from street level down to the vaulted sewers -- utilizing special segmented covers and spiral stairs.
These spiral stairs were similar to ones used in Paris, France, to get from street level down to the sewers for tours on the weekends, starting in the late 1800's. A tour of Vienna's sewers, titled "The Third Man Tour," can be arranged by contacting www.thirdmantour.at .
Source: Karin Hoefler, Dritte Mann Museum, Vienna, Austria. Brought to our attention by Bobbi Mastrangelo. |
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Exterior view showing unusual segmented cover in Vienna.
Source: Karin Hoefler, Dritte Mann Museum, Vienna, Austria. |
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Exterior view showing unusual segmented cover.
Source: Karin Hoefler, Dritte Mann Museum, Vienna, Austria. |
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Harry Lime descending into the Vienna sewers in the movie "The Third Man."
Source: Karin Hoefler, Dritte Mann Museum, Vienna, Austria. |
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Manhole cover, City of Victoria, Vancouver Island, Canada. Photo date 2000.
Source: Bob Rice, Pima County Wastewater Management Department, Tucson, Arizona. |
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Manhole cover, Banff, Alberta, Canada. Photo date 2002.
Source: Linda Cowen, Pima County Wastewater Management Department, Tucson, Arizona. |
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Manhole cover, Prague, Czech Republic. Photo date 1999.
Source: Steve Harding, Pima County Wastewater Management Department, Tucson, Arizona. |
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Manhole cover, Prague, Czech Republic. Photo date 1999.
Source: Steve Harding, Pima County Wastewater Management Department, Tucson, Arizona. |
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Manhole cover outside the birthplace of Hans Christian Anderson, in the Funen Village, Odense, Denmark. Photo date 2003.
Source: Linda Cowen, Pima County Wastewater Management Department, Tucson, Arizona.
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