Freitag, 17. Juni 2016

Cow with wings






Walking through the Mountain in the Center of Town: The Schlossberg Tunnel




Entry point on the East side 

The tunnel entry on the East side is reached from Karmeliterplatz through the gate in the middle of the building facing the Schlossberg by walking up the cobble-stone street aptly named "Am Fuße des Schlossbergs" (at the foot of the Castle Rock). 

Karmeliterplatz

Am Fuße des Schlossbergs



Taking you there with a claim to ephemeral fame: A Streetcar named Great Lenghts



A Streetcar Named Desire * may be more famous, but there is now one of Great Lengths
that should also have a claim to fame.

(*Endstation Sehnsucht, auf Deutsch)  

Mursteg


On the Mursteg looking East towards the Altstadt (Old City, i.e. historic center) 
Mursteg and Murinsel seen from Erzherzog Johann Bridge 
Erich-Edegger Steg (Mursteg) Looking west across the river 
Rusting love locks 
Lovers' pad-locks on railing of Erzherzog Johann Bridge 
Crossing the River Mur on via the pedestrian bridge
View from below (Murinsel) 
Award-winning ped-bike mobility project 


Sonntag, 15. März 2015

Modern and Contemporary Graz Architecture


KUNSTHAUS GRAZ ON WEST BANK OF RIVER MUR
Reflection of the Old in the New 
Europaplatz - Central Railway Station (Hauptbahnhof) 
Interior ceiling of Graz Railway Station 

Floating Island on River Mur with ped/bike connections to both banks 



Sonntag, 1. März 2015

Mittwoch, 31. Dezember 2014

Sightseeing for the visually impaired (touchable tourist attractions in miniatures)


Uhrturm Clock Tower made "visible" for the Blind

Tactile Sightseeing -
 Models of Landmarks as hands-on Minatures
Touchable model of the Graz Opera House for the visually impaired and the blind

Mittwoch, 5. November 2014

Historical and commemorative markers and sculptures on Schlossberg



Hans Kloepfer Bust near Starcke Haus / Turks Well  
DIE DONAUSCHWABEN 1944-1979
Ethnic German expellees/displaced persons
 from the East express thanks for welcome in new land after WWII 
DR. EMICH PLATZERL
(located below Schlossbergrestaurant)