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Landeszeughaus

The Landeszeughaus, or armoury, Minerva Statue
was built between 1642 and 1645 as a stock The Minerva statue
of arms to be handed to the local population in a niche to the
right of the
in the fight against the Turks. Graz was in the entrance,
vanguard of defending and guarding access like the Mars
to the threatened Austrian provinces of statue on
Styria, Carinthia and Carniola, which gave its the left, is
the work of
armoury great importance. With a collection Giovanni
of over 32,000 objects, the Graz armoury Mamolo.
today ranks as the world’s best-preserved
early arsenal. The museum’s beautiful
Renaissance façade was designed by
the Italian Antonio Solar.

17th-century Muskets
These front-loading firearms, with smooth barrels,
were widely used in Europe throughout the
16th and 17th centuries.
Museum Guide
The first floor is devoted to heavy
guns, flintlock pistols and rifles.
The second floor holds the store of
armour used by infantry and cavalry
units, and pistols. The third floor displays
the armour used by nobles and in
tournaments. The fourth floor is devoted to staffs
and edged weapons. The cloakroom, toilets and
museum shop are located on the ground floor.

Cannons
The first-floor
exhibition includes
field guns and old
naval deck guns.

Wheel-lock Pistol
This type of pistol, with a spherical barrel-end,
was introduced to the German and Austrian
cavalries in the 17th century.
For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp295–6 and pp318–20

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