Liebburg, Lienz, Town hall in Lienz, Austria.
Liebburg is a four-story town hall in Lienz featuring two baroque round towers topped with onion domes positioned at the southern edge of the main square. The building combines Renaissance and baroque elements in its external form.
Sigmund and Christoph von Wolkenstein-Rodenegg had Liebburg built between 1605 and 1608 as their family residence. A fire damaged the building in 1609, and another blaze in 1723 led to reconstruction with the onion-domed towers. The family sold the property to the Tyrolean sovereigns in 1653 for 142,000 Gulden.
After the 1723 fire, Innsbruck's authorities issued a fire ordinance for Lienz, and residents pledged an annual procession in honour of Saint Florian to ward off further blazes. The Liebburg's onion-domed towers date from the rebuilding that followed.
The building sits at the southern edge of Lienz's central square and is easily accessible from anywhere in the old town. The baroque towers with their distinctive onion domes serve as a good landmark for locating the place.
During the Advent season, the building's windows transform into a large advent calendar, with each numbered window illuminated daily. This winter lighting display becomes a popular sight during the Christmas market season.
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