Iron Gate Square

The Iron Gate area is a triangular area located between Opernring and Herrengasse in Graz’s first district, Inner City, and was named after the ancient city gate.Tassilo Hüller’s fountain (1928) and the Marian column are must-sees.Between 2003 and 2007, the so-called Marienlift ran beside the Mariensäule.

In the 15th century, an early gate marked the breach in the ancient wall of the Graz Jewish ghetto, turning Herrengasse, later Bürgergasse, into a dead-end street.Construction on the structure began after the ghetto was dissolved in 1439.The Iron Gate, also known as the Ungar Gate, was named for either the iron gate wings or the iron weaponry kept in the structure.The origin of the name can no longer be determined with certainty.A corruption of “external” to “iron” is also possible.

The ancient gate had to be dismantled due to the city’s southern development.Construction of the late Renaissance ring of fortifications began in the mid-16th century under the guidance of fortress builder Domenico dell’Allio, the builder of the Grazer Landhaus.The Iron Gate’s new site, which resembled the outer Paulustor, was at the level of Hans-Sachs-Gasse. The structure itself housed a police prison center. In front of the gate, a wooden bridge crossed the ancient moat. The Iron Gate was finally demolished in 1859 and 1860 as a result of the building of the ring road and the removal of the defensive belt in the nineteenth century. The plaza of the same name serves as a reminder of its current presence.

The Marian Column (also known as the Turkish Column) is part of an ensemble that includes the fountain at the Iron Gate.It is located at the southern end of the Herrengasse sight line.The votive column was finished in 1670 and represents the fulfillment of a pledge made on August 1, 1664 during the Turkish wars following the successful battle of Mogersdorf under Count Raimondo Montecuccoli.Domenico Sciassia designed the column dedicated to the Immaculate Conception, Abbondia Bolla carved the stone sculptures, and Adam Roßtauscher cast the column shaft.Arnold Schandernell of Augsburg was in charge of the copper statue’s construction.

The Marian column, which was originally constructed on Karmeliterplatz, was moved from Jacomini to Jakominiplatz in 1796 at the expense of Kaspar Andreas and demolished in 1927.The area was about where the trams 1, 3, 6, and 7 run now.The column was built in its current place in 1928, according to the ideas of Tassilo Hüller, who also created the fountain outside the Iron Gate.

The column is supported by a square substructure of Salzburg marble on a stepped pedestal.There are four cartouches with inscriptions above it.The titular, gilded statue of Maria Immaculata rests on the Corinthian bronze column, which was patterned by the Marian column Am Hof, which was constructed in Vienna in 1646.

The Marian Column (also known as the Turkish Column) is part of an ensemble that includes the fountain at the Iron Gate.It is located at the southern end of the Herrengasse sight line.The votive column was finished in 1670 and represents the fulfillment of a pledge made on August 1, 1664 during the Turkish wars following the successful battle of Mogersdorf under Count Raimondo Montecuccoli.Domenico Sciassia designed the column dedicated to the Immaculate Conception, Abbondia Bolla carved the stone sculptures, and Adam Roßtauscher cast the column shaft.Arnold Schandernell of Augsburg was in charge of the copper statue’s construction.

The Marian column, which was originally constructed on Karmeliterplatz, was moved from Jacomini to Jakominiplatz in 1796 at the expense of Kaspar Andreas and demolished in 1927.The area was about where the trams 1, 3, 6, and 7 run now.The column was built in its current place in 1928, according to the ideas of Tassilo Hüller, who also created the fountain outside the Iron Gate.

The column is supported by a square substructure of Salzburg marble on a stepped pedestal.There are four cartouches with inscriptions above it.The titular, gilded statue of Maria Immaculata rests on the Corinthian bronze column, which was patterned by the Marian column Am Hof, which was constructed in Vienna in 1646.