Sobre este lugar
Rising along the Promenade at the western edge of the old town, the Linz Landhaus was raised by the Protestant estates of Upper Austria between 1568 and 1658 on the site of a demolished Minorite friary. Behind its red marble north portal, guarded by two stone lions and crowned with the province's coat of arms, lies one of the most beautiful arcaded courtyards in the country, its four wings wrapped in delicate sgraffito decoration. At its center bubbles the bronze Planetenbrunnen, and in its lecture halls the astronomer Johannes Kepler spent fourteen formative years. Since 1861 the building has served as the seat of the Upper Austrian state parliament, government, and governor, making it a rare monument that is at once museum piece and living institution.
Datos clave
- 1582 year — The bronze Planet Fountain in the courtyard was cast, honoring the seven heavenly bodies
- 14 years — Johannes Kepler taught at the Landhaus school here, from 1612 to 1626
- 1861 year — The Landhaus became the seat of the Upper Austrian state parliament
📍 Landhausplatz 1, 4020, Linz