Schloss Piber is a palace in the Austrian state Styria. It is located next to the Federal Stud Piber which is known for breeding the famous Lipizzaner stallions who are shown at the Spanish Riding School in Vienna. More…
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In 2003 the capital city of Styria got the title ‘European Capital of Culture’. In the same year Graz Central Station had been renovated and artist Peter Kogler was elected to decorate the entrance hall of the railway station. More…
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Mirabell Palace in Salzburg
Mirabell Palace (Schloss Mirabell) on the left side is especially known for its marble hall as wedding location. By the way Mirabell Gardens was also a set in the movie “Sound of Music”. More…
Lower Belvedere (Unteres Belvedere) and Upper Belvedere (Oberes Belvedere) constitute an ensemble near Vienna Central Station (Hauptbahnhof). Both palaces are venues of a museum and gallery named Belvedere. More…
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Stilklassen in Berndorf
The classrooms of the Berndorf school in Lower Austria are very special. Each of the classrooms is designed in a different historical style. In German they are called Stilklassen. The schools were opened in 1909 by its founder Arthur Krupp. More…
If you look carefully at the sculptures decorating the inner yard of Schallaburg Palace (Schloss Schallaburg) you may discover the ‘Hundefräulein’. This is a sculpture showing a girl with a head shaped like a dog. More…
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Franciscan Church in Graz
Two beauties of Graz: The landmark of Graz named Uhrturm in the background and the Franciscan Church (Franziskanerkirche) in the foreground. The church is part of the oldest monastery in the city. Sometimes I am using the hidden cloister for relaxing from the hurly-burly of the shopping streets in Graz.