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The City of Graz - Historic Centre and Schloss Eggenberg (extension to City of Graz - Historic Centre)

Property names are listed in the language in which they have been submitted by the State Party.

Austria (Europe and North America)

Date of Submission: 08/02/2005
Criteria: (ii)(iv)(vi)
Category: Cultural
Submission prepared by:
Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Culture
Coordinates:
N 47°04'27'E 15°23'30'
Ref.: 2018

Description

Schloss Eggenberg, constructed shortly after 1625 by the architect of the Graz Court, Pietro de Pomis, was built as a state residence of Duke Hans Ulrich von Eggenberg (1568-1634), one of the most prominent political personalities of 17th century Austria. The large four-winged site with three arcade courts and a crowning central tower is recognized as the most representative example of early baroque palace construction in Austria. Thus it became a prototype of building for the nobility of the following two centuries.