The Wall Centre
I suppose that not many people know a lot about the “Wall”,
in which our department of translation is. For this reason, I thought it would
be nice to get to know some facts about this historical building.
In
former times there was a printing plant in this building until it moved to
Straßgang for space reasons. From the company's founder, Alfred Wall, the
building takes its name.
Since
1994 departments of the University of Graz are located in the Wall Centre, but
the listed chimney in the inner yard and the logo of Alfred Wall on the outer
wall remind on the old days as a factory.
Interesting
to note is also that the arc with posters at the staircase to the first floor is
considered a work of art and is by Manfred Erjautz and Michael Kienzer.
The statue
in front of the building, which we walk past every day, shows Ivo Andric, nobel
laureate in literature.
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