Main square Hauptlepatz

The main square of Graz was first mentioned in documents in 1160. It is known that the square was the center of the city and at the same time its main market. From this place, the city was rebuilt and expanded, so that now there are houses built in different architectural styles on the square. In 1878, a fountain with a bronze statue of Archduke Johann appeared on the square.

House number 1 on the square is the city hall, which houses the city hall. Opposite it is the Weiss House, built in 1710. Its facade is decorated with a fresco depicting the Virgin Mary with a baby. Among all the houses standing on the square stands B rgerhaus Zum groß en Christoph. This is a five-storey house, on the facade of which there is a fresco with the image of St. Christopher. And not far from it, on the corner there is house No. 11, decorated with rich stucco in the Baroque style. House No. 17 is a palace built in the XVI century, owned by a family of wealthy merchants named St rgkh.

Part of the area between the fountain and the town hall is often used as a platform for various fairs and festivals.