The Uhrturm (Clock Tower) has stood on Graz’s Schlossberg since at least 1265 and survived Napoleon’s 1809 demolition order because citizens paid a ransom to spare it. The clock face runs backward: the large hand shows hours, the small hand shows minutes, a legacy of how the original mechanism was installed. Free to visit via the Schlossberg park; reach the summit by glass elevator (Schlossberglift, EUR 2.50), funicular (Schlossbergbahn), or 260 stone steps. The views over Graz from the tower terrace are worth the climb at any time of day.
monument in Graz
Uhrturm
The Uhrturm (Clock Tower) on the Schlossberg in Graz is the city's defining visual symbol: a medieval tower on a rock hill above the old town, with a clock face that runs backward by convention. The large hand shows hours and the small hand shows minutes, the reverse of how every other clock in the world works.
- Type
- monument
- Destination
- Graz
- Cost
- Paid entry
- Founded
- 13th century
- Era
- Medieval
- Address
- Schlossberg, 8010 Graz
- Coordinates
- 47.7279, 16.1986
- Official website
- Visit website