This statue of God Mercury stands in the Planetary Garden of Eggenberg Castle (Schloss Eggenberg) in Graz. The garden represents the planets with different plants and sculptures.
Tag: Styria
Stubenberg Castle in Styria
The name of the castle originates from the powerful Stubenberg family. Five members of this house occupied the office of governor (Landeshauptmann) in the Duchy of Styria.
Pharmacy house sign in Knittelfeld
This house sign was created by two Italian migrant workers and renewed in 1957 by Alfred Kala. You can see it at the town pharmacy in Knittelfeld. I love the combination of lions with a mortar and pestle.
Lapidarium at Seggau Castle
This wall of Seggau Castle (Schloss Seggau) near Leibnitz is a heaven for friends of Roman history. You find there an extensive lapidarium with ancient tombstones. More artefacts are shown at the Roman museum in Wagna nearby.
Sundial in Bruck an der Mur
This sundial shows two depictions of Bruck an der Mur, a city in the Austrian state of Styria. In the upper part of the mural, you see Landskron Castle and the former town walls.
Crescent with a face in Graz
This house sign in a lane in Graz depicts a star and crescent combination. If you look carefully, you’ll see the moon is showing a face. You find this sign on a 17th-century portal at the address Schmiedgasse 20 in Graz.
Mausoleum of Ferdinand II in Graz
Even though Graz is an Austrian city, several parts look pretty Italian. An example of this impression is the Mausoleum of Ferdinand II. Its architect was the Italian Giovanni Pietro de Pomis.
Neuhaus Castle in Stubenberg
Neuhaus Castle (Burg Neuhaus) stands in a forest near the Styrian place of Stubenberg am See. The owner offers tower apartments for holidays near Stubenberg Lake.
Lössl-Uhr in Bad Aussee
The Lössl-Uhr (Lössl-Clock) is a technical gem in Bad Aussee. The public clock designed by Friedrich von Lössl was originally powered by changes in atmospheric pressure and temperature.
Emblem of Bad Aussee
The emblem of Bad Aussee is showing two vats for transporting salt (German: ‘Kufen’) and a char (German: ‘Saibling’). The vats refer to the salt production in Bad Aussee. The char is a tasty food fish which is featured by the Austrian ‘Genussregion Ausseerland Seesaibling’.
Shop signs in Bad Aussee
Shop sign of a shoemaker ([German]: Schuster) seen in Bad Aussee, Austria. I wonder what is the meaning of the arrow?
Group Décor Sonore in Graz
At the beginning of the festival La Strada, I watched the French group Décor Sonore playing in the streets of the city using handrails, barriers, traffic signs and even balcony rails as instruments. By the way, the German word for beginning is ‘Anfang’.