Neuer Platz and the Dragon Fountain
The central feature of the newer part of Klagenfurt is the spacious Neuer Platz, home to the city's most famous landmark, the massive Dragon Fountain (Lindwurmbrunnen). Long the heraldic emblem of Klagenfurt - legend has it the city was built on a swamp inhabited by a dragon - this huge sculpture was carved by Ulrich Vogelsang in 1590 from a single block of chloritic schist, a greenstone that gives the carving its unique coloring. The figure of Hercules and the iron railings were added in 1636. Also of interest on Neuer Platz is the Trinity Column (Dreifaltigkeitssäule), added in 1689.