Photos: Bernd Thaller from Graz, Austria, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 Taxiarchos228, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0 Isiwal, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo credits
Photos: Bernd Thaller from Graz, Austria, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 Taxiarchos228, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0 Isiwal, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
A parliament building since the 1500s
Your local guide
Claudia Reinisch
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Highlights
- A parliament building since the 1500s
- Three levels of stone arcades
- A courtyard barely changed in centuries
- Renaissance government, still in use
- One building, five centuries of history
About this tour
This session looks at one of Graz's oldest surviving government buildings. You see the sixteenth-century Renaissance facade facing the main square, then move into the arcaded courtyard behind it. It stays within this one building rather than covering the wider square.
I explain the building's continuous use as a seat of government first, then walk into the courtyard to show how little the arcades have changed. Questions about the building's history are welcome throughout.
This suits anyone interested in how a single building can serve the same purpose for five centuries. It also works well paired with the Hauptplatz walk just outside its doors.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 5 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Graz before heading out.
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Landhaus Facade 21 min
You see the Renaissance facade of the regional parliament building, built in the sixteenth century and still in use for the same purpose today.
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Arcaded Courtyard 21 min
Inside the courtyard, three levels of stone arcades surround an open square, and I explain how little the space has changed since it was first built.
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Your questions 9 min
Time to ask anything about Graz: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 4 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Steirisches Wurzelfleisch and Jakomini, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Vienna time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 10 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Graz, showing you Landhaus Facade and Arcaded Courtyard live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
Do I need to know the history already?
No background needed. The guide explains everything as it comes up.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet and the link comes with your booking. I worked as a city archivist for years, so I go into real detail on the buildings we pass.
Times shown in Vienna time (CET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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