Sights in St Veit An Der Glan
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Verkehrsmuseum
The Verkehrsmuseum is an unusual place appealing not only to railway freaks. It has lots of moving parts that whoosh and whistle, so the kids will get a kick out of it too, but its coup de grace is a simulator that allows you to drive a virtual locomotive between Maria Saal and Friesach. This is more difficult than it sounds. Don’t forget to keep hitting the ‘dead man’s’ pedal otherwise you’ll be grinding to unscheduled stops while the attendant tells you rather unnervingly,
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Rathaus
The centrepiece of St Veit's Hauptplatz at No 1 is the Rathaus; its baroque stuccowork was applied in 1754 and features a double-headed eagle on the pediment. St Veit (the saint, not the town) stands between the eagle's wings. By walking through the Gothic vaulted passage you arrive at an arcaded courtyard bedecked with sgraffito (a mural or decoration in which the top layer is scratched off to reveal the original underneath).
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Schüsselbrunnen
In Hauptplatz the northeastern fountain, the Schüsselbrunnen, is surmounted by a bronze statue, created in 1566. This figure is the town mascot: its hand is raised as if in greeting, while a jet of water spits forth from its mouth.
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