Franziskanerkirche

 

 

Apart from Clock Tower, the tower of the Franciscan church is probably the most prominent among the traditional Graz landmarks. It belongs to the oldest monastery in town, founded in 1239 as a monastery of the Minorites. In the south-west, next to the town walls, in a strategically important position. So the stately tower, uncommon for beggar's orders, was built in the 17th century as a fortified tower on the orders of the city authorities. Adjacent to the Gothic parish church Mariae Himmelfahrt there is the monastery of the Franciscans. Atmospheric cloisters are open to everybody seeking silence in the heart of the city.