The Landhaus and the Emblem Halls

Between Alter Platz and Heiligengeistplatz stands Klagenfurt's most imposing secular building, the Landhaus. Constructed between 1574-90 on the site of an earlier moated ducal castle, the building is notable for its two impressive onion-domed towers and its lovely two-storied arcaded courtyard. Other highlights include the fine Great Emblem Hall (Grosser Wappensaal) built in 1740 and home to 665 coats of arms belonging to members of the Carinthian Estates. Also of interest is the ceiling painting by JF Fromiller depicting the Estates paying homage to Emperor Charles VI, painted in 1728, while in the Small Emblem Hall (Kleiner Wappensaal) are a further 298 coats of arms. Be sure to visit the garden, too, for a look at the property's old Roman stones with their inscriptions, and the remains of the old arsenal in the North Wing.