GRAZ, Austria
Herrengasse 16
Herrengasse 16
Entrance gate and part of the façade of the Landeszeughaus
(the Styrian Armoury), built between 1542 and 1547 according to the plans of the Italian-Tyrolean architect Antonio Solari, as an armoury to store large quantities of arms when the city had become military border because of the advance of the Ottoman armies.
In 1749 it was closed by decision of Maria Theresa of Austria,
who ordered the transfer to Vienna of all its contents, but then convinced her that the weapons stay in Graz. In 1892 he settled in the building the Joanneum Museum. This was looted during World War II, but their valuable pieces were repatriated with the help of the British occupation forces and the museum was reopened in 1946. In 2013 finished the rehabilitation works and their rooms, where historical weapons and armor around the world are exposed, became more accessible.
(the Styrian Armoury), built between 1542 and 1547 according to the plans of the Italian-Tyrolean architect Antonio Solari, as an armoury to store large quantities of arms when the city had become military border because of the advance of the Ottoman armies.
In 1749 it was closed by decision of Maria Theresa of Austria,
who ordered the transfer to Vienna of all its contents, but then convinced her that the weapons stay in Graz. In 1892 he settled in the building the Joanneum Museum. This was looted during World War II, but their valuable pieces were repatriated with the help of the British occupation forces and the museum was reopened in 1946. In 2013 finished the rehabilitation works and their rooms, where historical weapons and armor around the world are exposed, became more accessible.
Photo © Zorica Vuković [v.zoka in Instagram], 05.2016.
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