!!!Landhäuser

Landhaeuser (singular: Landhaus), buildings erected or adapted by the 
Estates in the provincial capitals for the purpose of accommodating 
administrative offices, meeting chambers and archives. The Landhaus of 
Lower Austria was bought in Herrengasse, Vienna, in 1513 and restored 
in 1570 (deputy room). The great hall was completed in 1710, from 1837 
until 1846 a new building was erected by A. Pichl but the old building 
was conserved. Construction of the new Landhaus in the new Lower 
Austrian capital of St. Poelten was started in 1993 and completed 
in 1996. The Estates in Styria owned a Landhaus from 1494 onwards, it 
was extended from 1557 until 1565 to become the most important 
Renaissance building of Styria. The Landhaus in Klagenfurt was built 
from 1574 onwards on the site of the former ducal castle. It is famous 
for its halls decorated with coats of arms. The Estates in Upper 
Austria bought the former monastery of the Friars Minor in Linz in 
1564 and extended it from 1568 until 1574 and from 1655 until 1658 but 
conserved the Gothic parts of the building. The Landhaus in Innsbruck 
was built from 1725 until 1728 after the Estates had moved from 
Merano/Meran to Innsbruck. The new Landhaus was built from 1938 until 
1940. In Salzburg the Chiemseehof is the head office of the Landtag 
and the provincial administration. After 1918 the head offices of the 
provincial government and the Landtag were often accommodated in one 
building. The Landhaus in Eisenstadt was built from 1926 until 1929 
and was extended between 1970 and 1973. In Bregenz a new Landhaus was 
built in 1988.

!Literature
R. Feuchtmueller, Das Niederoesterreichische Landhaus, 
1949; W. Deuer, Das Landhaus zu Klagenfurt, 1994.


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