Graz, Mürzzuschlag and Vienna

Austria 2011
P000-038 5000 years ago, the city of Graz was nothing but a steep, rocky hill by the river Mur. In the years since the Neolithic era, the hill has become today's...
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P001 ... 250 years later, in 1379, Graz had grown enough to be designated capital of Inner Austria, an area which comprised Styria and Carinthia, along with...
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P002 ... in the subsequent decades, Graz served as a mighty stronghold of the Holy Roman Empire against threats from the southeast. Then, during the Napoleonic Wars,...
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P003 The Schloßberg or Schlossberg (Castle Hill), a tree-clad hill and the site of a fortress in the center of the city of Graz, Austria; former fortress hill now a...
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P004 Schlossberg lift - the state of the art glass elevator set into the very core of the hill (elevator lobby reached through the tunnel), for those visitors not to...
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P005 Blue light inside the elevator area
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P006 Uhrturm (Clock Tower) on Schloßberg, dating from the 13th century is the city’s landmark, symbol of Graz since 1712
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P007 ... this fortified medieval tower got its present shape around 1560, and its characteristic wooden gallery as a fire station; three bells are ringing from the...
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P008 Is this a working clock? Is it striking with a bit of peculiarity? Yep, the hour arm is longer - it's 6:49 pm
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P008a-012 ... near the Clock Tower, this 'Stone Dog' is a monument of a watchful dog that according to a legend, it was a dog's barking which in 1481 saved the emperor's...
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P009 Schlossberg, 1558-ft high hill dominating the old town, view over Graz... Graz is Austria’s second largest city, lies at the crossroads of European culture;...
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P010 Kunsthaus Graz (Museum of Modern Art), the Friendly Alien - blob architecture within the historical ambiance
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P011 On December 1, 1999, this exceptional city center, which until the present had only a few examples of modern architecture, became a UNESCO world cultural...
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P014-016 Rathaus or City Hall and old town
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P014 Graz City Hall and Center Square - the prestigious town hall with its dome, its clock and the corner towers has dominated Graz Hauptplatz since the late 19th...
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P017 Baroque style tower of Stadtpfarrkirche, the municipal parish church of Graz
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P018 Interesting Graz rooftop architecture
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P019 inscriptions on statue - Furchtlos Und Treu - meaning Fearless and Faithful... beautiful Schlossberg Park
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P020 Mariatrost Basilica - twin towered pilgrimage church built in 1714 by the order of St. Paul
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P021 Murinsel (Mur island), an artificial seashell shape floating platform, two footbridges connect it with both banks of the Mur River; the open island part, an...
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