Landtag of Vorarlberg, Parliament building in Bregenz, Austria
The Landtag of Vorarlberg, known in German as Landhaus Bregenz, is a steel-concrete building with a central core, two side wings and a separate Landtag tract, designed by Wilhelm Holzbauer and built between 1977 and 1981 on a sloping site in Bregenz. The office building provides around 11,400 square metres of office space across more than 300 offices, while the Landtag tract contains the plenary hall, committee rooms and the Montfortsaal, a state reception room decorated with Carrara marble and a depiction of Vorarlberg's mountains, glaciers and rivers by Hubert Berchtold.
The Vorarlberg Landtag met in the Hypo Vorarlberg Bank building on Jahnstraße until the new Landhaus opened. The regional government bought the Römerstraße plot in 1930 under governor Otto Ender, but only decided in March 1970 to build, as offices were spread over twelve rented buildings. Construction ran from 1976 to 1981 to plans by Wilhelm Holzbauer; the move began in August 1981.
The Landtag meets in the Landtagssaal, a plenary hall built for three parties in the 1970s and never enlarged; with five parties today, members sit across all three sectors around the central speaker's desk. The Montfortsaal, the state's reception room, is lined with Carrara marble and a depiction of Vorarlberg's mountains, glaciers and rivers by Hubert Berchtold.
The building is located in central Bregenz and is easily accessible by foot; check beforehand whether sessions are scheduled before visiting. Tourist information services can provide details about visiting possibilities and guided tours of the site.
Below the Landhaus lie two underground car parks, an air-raid shelter for all staff working in the building, and a fully operational government command centre for about ten people, equipped with kitchen, sanitary facilities, telecommunications and its own water and power supply.
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