In 1887, altar builder Josef Runggaldier Sr. constructed Villa Stillheim in historical country house style on a plot of land belonging to Poz Dessot farm. The façade lending the villa the name of 'Blue House' (Ladin Cësa Bruma) was inspired by business trips to Hungary. Around 18 artisans were working in the firm at Pasperg/Roncadizza around 1900, and the altars produced there were exported abroad and awarded numerous prizes.

The 'Cësa di Ladins' building was constructed in 1954 by the cultural association 'Union di Ladins de Gherdëina'. It is the first cultural centre in the Dolomite-Ladin valleys. The museum has been here since 1960 and was extended twice (1970, 1985). On the basis of a recent international architecture competition, the building is going to be refurbished with the support of Gardena valley local councils, the Autonomous province of Bolzano-South Tyrol and the Autonomous region of Trentino-Südtirol, and partially replaced by a new museum building.

The bishops of Augsburg founded a village around the old church of Saint Ulrich. This parish church was situated at the graveyard, as mentioned in records from 1342, but it is quite a bit older than that. The building, close to collapse, was pulled down in the 1790s and a new parish church was built on land between the two farmhouses Pana and Ortiseit, where there was a second village centre. At the end of the 18th century, both village centres merged together, reflected in today's village names of St. Ulrich/Ortisei/Urtijëi.

There is hardly anything left of Stetteneck Castle, and its position near Saint Jacob's church near Pincan could only be confirmed in 2000 thanks to archaeological excavations. Yet the castle played an important role in the development of the village and new supplies were brought mainly to San Giacomo to provide for its inhabitants. The Stetteneck family was wiped out at the start of the 14th century for political reasons.

Engelhard Dietrich, Baron (Count after 1630) of Wolkenstein, had Gardena Castle (Fischburg) constructed on the north flank of Val Gardena valley between 1621 and 1641 in order to maintain control of the long-distance path running over the passes, whose course through the valley had changed. In 1841, it was converted into a poorhouse, but purchased by Baron Carlo Franchetti in 1926/27, then renovated and faithfully refurbished. 

Wolkenstein Castle, today a ruin, was a fortress set in Stevia rock face at the start of Langental valley (then Ciastel de Val). There used to be two castles standing here to safeguard Trai Paian long-distance path. Today's castle was built around 1200 and later taken over by Meinhard II, who elevated it to a court seat and equipped it with supplies. After 1370, the castle passed into the hands of the Wolkenstein family.

In 1908, state teaching activities at Selva technical school for illustrating and modelling received its own premises in Plan da Tieja school building. While the types of school changed over the course of the years, the Habsburg-era building remained until the art school in Selva was closed. It was not until 2013 that it had to give way to today's middle school building.

In 1872, Ferdinand Demetz da Furdenan opened the first public training workshop for sculptors in Ortisei. The multi-storey building on the eastern edge of Ortisei was purchased by the local council in 1938 and the art school that had in the meantime moved out moved back in again. In 1999, a new construction was set up on the spot of the original Cademia building, which houses the art school today.

This site is part of the tour "The turn-of-the-century economic boom in Ortisei: villas and workshops".

The multi-storey school building on Stetteneck square was opened in 1890 and originally housed the primary school. The new state-run technical school for illustrating and modelling was also found here. In 1938, the technical school moved to the adapted Cademia building. The primary school moved to today's school building in the 1980s. Today, the library, music school, post office and Catores Alpine school are housed in the old school building.

There has been a church on this spot since the 13th century, and the Romanesque core of the tower was added to it. In 1555, this tower was replaced by a new one, which was lengthened towards the west and had baroque features added. The frescoes in the church, on the tower and at the cemetery chapel painted by J. Jenewein date back to the same time. The Austrian painter Jenewein died in 1745 from a fall off the scaffolding while painting the church in Bulla. The spire was mounted in 1855.