Sights in St Veit An Der Glan
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Verkehrsmuseum
The Transport Museum has a virtual locomotive you can drive between Maria Saal and Friesach.
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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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Rogner Hotel Ernst Fuchs Palast
A surrealist structure designed by mystical artist Ernst Fuchs. The outside of the building is studded with blue and red glass tiles in fantastical and astrological designs. It operates as a hotel.
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Hauptplatz
The centrepiece of St Veit’s Hauptplatz at No 1 is the Rathaus; its baroque stuccowork was pasted onto the building in 1754 and features a double-headed eagle on the pediment with St Veit (the saint, not the town) standing between the eagle’s wings. After 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).
Hauptplatz itself has a fountain at both ends and a central column erected in 1715 as a memorial to plague victims. The northeastern fountain, the Schüsselbrunnen, is surmounted by a bronze statue, created in 1566. This…
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