Initialy an arsenal and later Carinthian state headquarters, this edifice now houses the offices of the provincial government. The building of the structure was started in 1574 and finished in 1590. The courtyard of the current structure has two story arcades and a set of staircase towers. The Grosser Wappensaal (Great Blazon Hall), dating from 1739, was lavishly decorated by Josef Ferdinand Fromiller and the painting on the hall''s ceiling depicts six hundred sixty-five heraldic shields.
Other interesting attractions worth visiting and not far away include: The Rathaus (Town Hall), Hochosterwitz Castle, The Excavations at Magdalensberg, The Cathedral of Gurk, Friesach, Maria Saal, The Vellach Valley, Lake Klopeiner, Trögerner Gorge, The nearby resorts of Sattendorf, Annenheim and Treffen, Kanzelhöhe, and more.