Domherrenhof, Graz, Cultural heritage building in Innere Stadt, Graz, Austria

The Domherrenhof is a four-story city palace with a partially developed attic floor, standing across from Graz Cathedral on Bürgergasse. The building features a rectangular inner courtyard and sits at the southwest corner of the Mausoleum forecourt near other historic structures.

Archduke Karl II initiated the foundation of the Domherrenhof in 1576 as a Jesuit convent; in 1595 Archduke Ferdinand bought the neighbouring Gleispach house and adapted it for the convent. A fire in 1627 destroyed much of the building, home to 127 students, and it was enlarged the following year. Regens Franz Schmelter had it rebuilt from 1762, and in 1878 the Seckau cathedral chapter acquired it for canons' residences.

The name Domherrenhof comes from the cathedral canons (Domherren) for whom the Seckau cathedral chapter adapted the building as apartments in 1878. The chapel, once used as a registry under military ownership, resumed its religious function. The house chapel is dedicated to Saint Barbara and holds a marble tabernacle with a relief of her by Veit Königer (1762/64).

The building is located in the city center and is easy to reach on foot from Cathedral Square. The surrounding area offers clear landmarks like the Cathedral and Mausoleum to help with orientation.

A sandstone relief on the southern side of the inner courtyard depicts Hercules fighting the Lernaean Hydra. This mythological scene is a rare example of how ancient symbols were used in the city's Baroque architecture.