Eggenberg Palace
The most significant Baroque palace complex in Styria, on the western side of Graz. It has preserved state rooms, extensive landscaped gardens and several collections of the Universalmuseum Joanneum, and it is part of the Graz UNESCO World Heritage listing.
- Where
- Graz, Styria, Austria
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 47.0739, 15.3913
Get the Eggenberg Palace stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Eggenberg Palace. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Styria volume with your photos and a note.
Near Eggenberg Palace
Kunsthaus Graz 3.2 km
A contemporary art museum built for Graz's year as European Capital of Culture in 2003. Its blue acrylic glass body, nicknamed the Friendly Alien, has become an architectural landmark on the bank of the Mur.
Murinsel 3.3 km
An artificial floating island in the middle of the river Mur in Graz, linking both banks. Designed by the New York artist Vito Acconci, it holds a cafe and a small amphitheatre, and lights up in blue at night.
Schlossberg 3.5 km
A wooded hill of 473 metres in the middle of Graz, once crowned by a fortress. Only the clock tower remains, which is the city's symbol, and a lift and steps lead up from the old town.
Graz Old Town and Schloss Eggenberg 3.6 km
The historic centre of Styria's capital, listed by UNESCO together with Schloss Eggenberg on the western edge of the city. The old town mixes Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque buildings around the Hauptplatz, and the palace dates from the early 17th century.
Styrian Armoury 3.7 km
The Landeszeughaus in Graz, the world's largest historic armoury. It holds about 32,000 pieces of weaponry, tools and armour for both battle and parades, kept in the building where they were stored for the defence of Styria.
Semmering Railway 71 km
A mountain railway running from Gloggnitz to Mürzzuschlag over the Semmering pass, and the first in Europe built with standard gauge track. Opened in 1854, it crosses viaducts and tunnels through steep forested country and became a UNESCO site in 1998.
Hochosterwitz Castle 80 km
A rock castle on a 172 metre high dolomite crag near Sankt Veit an der Glan in Carinthia, counted among Austria's most impressive medieval castles. Visitors climb to it through a long path of fourteen fortified gates.
Gesäuse National Park 80 km
A national park in Upper Styria, covering large parts of the Gesäuse range in the Ennstal Alps. The Enns river cuts a steep water gap through it between Admont and Hieflau, and it is popular for climbing and rafting.
More UNESCO World Heritage sites in Styria
Questions
Where is Eggenberg Palace?
Eggenberg Palace is in Graz, Styria, Austria. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Kunsthaus Graz (3.2 km), Murinsel (3.3 km), Schlossberg (3.5 km).
How do I get the Eggenberg Palace stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Eggenberg Palace and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Styria volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Eggenberg Palace before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Styria volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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