Graz City and the Scholoss Eggenberg historic center

Unesco's Scientific, Educational and Cultural Organization recognized Graz and Austria's historic Scholoss Eggenberg as a World Cultural Heritage in 1999.

Graz with the historic center of Scholoss Eggenberg is one of Austria's most beautiful cities.This ancient city has harmoniously combined the medieval architectural styles and art schools. Here, architecture of houses and streets, art works are combined in a harmonious way. It is worth mentioning that the architectural style here is diverse, not only in a certain style or period.

In this city, it is easy to see the combination of different art lines, most notably the artistic styles of the Balkans and the Mediterranean. Here, architects, artists from the Middle Ages and many years later have worked hard to create many works and valuable works. They have blown their indigenous culture into each work, which has created a very special Graz - the place where the flow of art meets .

Since this beautiful city was founded, every stage has been marked with typical buildings. These typical works are considered by the Austrian people as masterpieces, and these are the works that make up the face of the city as well as the rich history of this city.

Together with the capital city ​​of Graz, Graz with its artistic masterpieces is one of Europe's most popular destinations as well as the world, which has been affirmed for many years.

Although there have been many fluctuations, so far, Graz has retained quite intact the architectural works as well as the common landscape from the Middle Ages to the present.

Graz and the historic center Scholoss Eggenberg is a typical model of the ancient European city ​​formed with great influences from the noble families of the Middle Ages. These large families have contributed to building the city appearance as well as bringing the architectural and artistic styles of many European countries here. The oldest family in the city of Graz is the Habsbourg family. This great family for centuries has contributed to building the city's culture from its pleasures and ways of enjoying art.

Every stage in the city's development history is typical, so just look at Graz's urban face that can somehow imagine its history.

Historical center Scholoss Eggenberg has hundreds of important buildings all of which are beautiful and meaningful buildings. Among them are a few particularly important palaces, such as the Emperor Frederick III's castle. Built in about the 14th century, this castle currently only has a large hall, a chapel and a spiral staircase built in 1499.

The church in the city is built in Gothic style.

Graz's cathedrals were built during the reign of Emperor Frederick III, notably in St Aegidius's church, with a large mural depicting the plague of God painted by painter Thomas von Villach painted in 1480.

Graz and the Scholoss Eggenberg Historical Center are accredited by Unesco under the criteria (ii) and (iv).

Criterion (ii): Graz City and the Scholoss Eggenberg Historical Center reflect the art and architecture styles originating from various areas from Germany, the Balkan, and the Mediterranean. Famous architects in many different countries have shown their talents in this city to create a great architectural masterpiece for the city.

Criterion (iv): The city of Graz and the historic center of Scholoss Eggenberg are testament to the continuation and development of art over generations. At each stage of the city there is a typical architectural work so that the history of Graz can be seen through the appearance of the city.

Currently, Vienna and Graz are the two most attractive cities in Austria. The Graz city government has issued very strict regulations to ensure the safety of the buildings, the landscape here before the influence of a large number of tourists.