Palais Kottulinsky

The Palais Kottulinsky stands at the corner of Elisabethstrasse and Beethovenstrasse in Graz's Geidorf district. The architect Georg Hauberisser the Elder built the structure in 1853, before it was remodeled in 1892 and given a neo-Baroque facade. The two-story building has three prominent sides, with the main façade featuring a central projecting bay and upper floors articulated by pilasters. Above the balcony, the Kottulinsky family coat of arms adorns the masonry. Noteworthy are the unusual placement of the main entrance on the courtyard side and the listed gateway onto Beethovenstrasse. Today the cellar rooms house a nightclub, while the University of Graz uses the upper floors. The original stable buildings and the large garden have been replaced by modern development and parking lots.