Eggenberg Castle, GrazGrazSchloss Eggenberg stands on the western edge of Graz at 381 metres above sea level. The palace is the most important Baroque complex in Styria and belongs to the Eggenberg district. Its walls enclose a grand portal and a large courtyard. The building grew from a medieval family seat bought in the 15th century by… read moreOpen place
© Marion Schneider & Christoph Aistleitner · CC BY-SA 2.5Graz CathedralGrazGraz Cathedral stands in the heart of Graz, Austria’s second-largest city. Built between 1438 and 1462 as the court church of Emperor Frederick III, it was later shaped by the Jesuits into a Baroque university church. The building blends Gothic brick and limestone with later Baroque additions, including a high altar… read moreOpen place
© C.Stadler/Bwag · CC BY-SA 4.0SchlossbergGrazThe Schlossberg is a tree-covered hill rising in the centre of Graz. It holds the remains of a fortress that once defended the city. The hilltop now forms a public park with cafés, restaurants and entertainment venues. From the top, visitors can see wide views over the old town and the river Mur. The park is managed… read moreOpen place
© Strohmi93 · CC BY-SA 4.0Mariatrost BasilicaGrazThe Baroque Mariatrost Basilica crowns Purberg hill at 469 metres, a short climb above Graz’s northeast edge. Two tall towers, each 61 metres high, and a sweeping dome mark the skyline for kilometres around. A broad flight of more than 200 Angelus steps leads from the street up to the churchyard gate. The building… read moreOpen place
© C.Stadler/Bwag · CC BY-SA 4.0Graz OperaGrazThe Graz Opera stands in the heart of Graz, Austria’s second-largest city. Its neo-baroque building, designed by Ferdinand Fellner and Herman Helmer, opened in 1899 with Schiller’s William Tell and Wagner’s Lohengrin. The house survived wartime damage and was restored after the Second World War. A major renovation in… read moreOpen place
© Willard (talk) · CC BY-SA 3.0 atSynagoge, GrazGriesThe New Synagogue stands on David-Herzog-Platz beside the Mur in Graz’s Gries district. It serves Jewish communities across Styria, Carinthia and southern Burgenland. The building replaced an earlier synagogue destroyed in 1938 during Kristallnacht. Designed by architects Jörg and Ingrid Mayr, it echoes the… read moreOpen place
Rathaus, GrazGrazThe Grazer Rathaus stands in the heart of Graz’s Hauptplatz, a grand late-Historicist building with a steep copper roof and a domed middle section. Its façade shows the city’s changing tastes: Renaissance simplicity, Classical lines, then late-19th-century German Revival decoration. The present design dates from… read moreOpen place
© Taxiarchos228 · CC BY 3.0Clock tower in GrazGrazThe Grazer Uhrturm stands near the southern end of the Schlossberg, a steep 123-metre dolomite ridge that carries the medieval fortress above the city. It rises 28 metres above the main square, giving it a commanding view over the rooftops of Graz. Four great dials, each more than five metres across, face the four… read moreOpen place
© Grubernst (talk) · CC0Landhaus, GrazInnere StadtThe Grazer Landhaus stands in the Herrengasse in Graz, the capital of Styria. Built between 1527 and 1531, it was the first Renaissance building in the city. The main wing was added later, from 1557, following plans by the Italian architect Domenico dell’Allio. The three-storey arcaded courtyard and the elegant… read moreOpen place
© E.mil.mil (talk) · CC BY-SA 3.0 atStyrian ArmouryGrazThe Landeszeughaus stands in Graz’s Inner City, a few steps from Hauptplatz at Herrengasse 16. Built between 1642 and 1645 by Tyrolean architect Antonio Solar, it is the world’s largest historic armoury. The building once stored arms for Styria’s troops during centuries of conflict with the Ottoman Empire and… read moreOpen place
