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"Great is the power of memory that dwells in places." (from Cicero)

Plajes twin farmhouses with coat of arms and Anno Domini 1830 inscription on the outer wall

Plajes

Twin farmhouses from the 18th century

Plajes stands on visible layers of Gröden sandstone and was the birthplace and home to Jakob Sotriffer (1796-1856), the first teacher at the illustrating school founded in 1825. The school was even housed in Plajes at one point. There is an initial collection of Gröden wood carvings by Sotriffer, which he put together for the Ferdinandeum in Innsbruck in 1828 for documentation purposes. There are some examples of it in Museum Gherdëina.

Main category:
Building culture
Subcategory:
Farmhouses
Epoch:18th century
Area(s):Ortisei
GPS coordinates:@11.67303,46.57568
Paarhof | Josef Sotriffer | Drawing school | Franz Sotriffer | Workshop | Sacred art | Sculpture

Video gallery

Video on the 'Mejes de Gherdëina' exhibition with a selection of photographs of preserved farmhouses in Gröden, taken by the renowned Prague architecture photographer Václav Sedy in 2018 and 2019.