Landesberufsschule, building in Theresienfeld, Austria
The Landesberufsschule Theresienfeld is a three-story protected school building in a small Austrian town. It consists of two connected sections with a slightly recessed middle part featuring 13 windows on the front, topped by flat gables and a small bell tower from 1912.
The site was originally a country estate of factory owner Josef Keppelhofer in 1821. In 1912, the Sisters of Good Shepherd took over the house, expanded it, and used it as a convent until 1955, when it became a vocational school in 1956.
The school is named after Theresienfeld, which takes its name from Empress Maria Theresa. The building still shows traces of its time as a convent, including a small chapel in the left wing with a distinctive ceiling and furnishings from the early 1900s.
The building is easily accessible and offers plenty of space to explore with modern classrooms, workshops, and common areas. For visitors traveling from farther away, there is a boarding facility on the grounds that shows how the school supports longer stays.
Inside the building there is a small chapel with a distinctive mirror ceiling design and altar paintings over 100 years old. This religious corner from the convent era is today a quiet witness to the site's former use.
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