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Provincial Arsenal, Graz


If you are planning to head for Graz this season for spending your vacation then do visit its attractive sightseeing spots. Of all the tourist attraction sites, the Provincial Arsenal, Graz is an attraction for the tourists. So, while you are traveling to Graz, you can go to visit this attractive sightseeing spot of Provincial Arsenal, Graz. It is better known as Landeszeughaus in local area. This stunning tourist spot is situated at Herrengasse Road in Graz of Austria.

The beautiful city of Graz is situated on the Mur River within the southeast part of Austria. It is approximately set 120 miles away of Vienna. You can arrive at this beautiful city within 2.5 hours by train. If you want to come by car, it will take around 2 hours. The city boasts of various sightseeing spots like Graz Cathedral, Joanneum Provincial Museum of Syria, Landhaus, Austrian Open-Air Museum at Stubing, Piber Stud Farm and Schloss Eggenberg. While you travel around the attractive places, you should not miss out a chance to tour to Provincial Arsenal, Graz.

The Provincial Arsenal is located on the main street of Graz adjoining the Provincial Parliament edifice. During the period of Crusades, the Provincial Arsenal was the largest and a very significant munitions store in the southeast of the Habsburg Empire. However, today the armory is preserved in an excellent manner holding a whole compilation of mediaeval arms and amour on earth. There are total four upper floors in Provincial Arsenal, Graz. These floors hold around 30000 weapons together. Some of these beautiful pieces of amour are to be found in unique settings.

Provincial Arsenal, Graz displays various exhibitions. The exhibitions include an entire set of horse amour in fantastic condition, parade amour, heavy cavalry amour, pistols, swords, morning stars and halberds. You can also get to see some pieces from the Graz Provincial Arsenal, which is a major part of the "Imperial Austria" exhibition. The building of Provincial Arsenal was decorated during the year 1642 to 1644 by the Swiss architect Antonio Solario. The symbol of the province of Styria that is the crowned panther is included into the beautiful main portal. It is also displayed in the functional courtyard doorway.

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