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Kasematten Stage, Schlossberg, Graz, Austria

Kasematten Stage, Schlossberg, Graz, Austria

During its heyday, the Schlossberg’s “Casemate” served a double purpose. By day, it housed stores/goods for the fortress. At night, it became the sleeping quarters for – I assume – very uncomfortable prisoners. After the Schlossberg was forcibly disassembled in 1807, the Kasematten became an impromptu theater. Beethoven’s opera, Fidelio,

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Great Cistern & Bell Tower, Schlossberg, Graz, Austria

Large Cistern & Bell Tower, Schlossberg, Graz, Austria

Renaissance engineering was fairly spectacular. The Große Zisterne (“Large Cistern” or “Great Well”) is the equivalent of a massive rainwater barrel. Interconnected shafts were built to channel and collect rainwater from surrounding buildings into a 16-meter deep basin. Its overall capacity is 900,000 liters. The cistern was created 10 years

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