Statues - Hither & Thither

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Graz
Steiermark

Hauptplatz 1
(Rathaus)

Statuen am Frontfassade Rathaus

Statues at the Front Façade of the Town Hall

c. 1890

Description

Originally there were a number of monarch in niches in the façade of the town hall, these were all removed in 1957. The allegorical statues above the porch were re-installed in 2001:

Graz - Statuen am Frontfassade Rathaus
Handel / Trade
Wissenschaft / Science
Kunst / Art
Gewerbe / Craft

On the top of the façade is a knight in armour.

Graz - Statuen am Frontfassade Rathaus

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Liste der denkmalgeschützten Objekte in Graz/Innere Stadt.
Wikipedia, Grazer Rathaus.
Ask-Enrico, Graz.
Stefan Riesenfellner (Herausg.), Steinernes Bewusstsein I: die öffentliche Repräsentation staatlicher und nationaler Identität Österreichs in seinen Denkmälern (Wien: Bählau, 1998), pp. 190-192.

Locatie (N 47°4'14" - E 15°26'18") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: atst075; Photograph: 6 September 2016
Of each statue we made photos from various angles and also detail photos of the various texts.
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