1 Tyrolese Architecture 
H oferbrucke , 
Gasthof Spech- 
b a c h e r are 
cha racteristic 
names of com¬ 
mon landmarks 
to be found any¬ 
where through 
the province. 
City areas are 
extremely small. 
Originally the 
extent of availa¬ 
ble ground was 
constrained by 
holdings of the 
nobility; and 
the houses in 
the centres of 
TOWN GATE OF DURRENSTEIN 
the present 
cities crowd 
upon narrow 
lanes, and span 
upon arches, 
footways and 
alleys in the 
delightful old- 
world way. 
Great interest 
and picturesque¬ 
ness comes from 
the variety in 
the width of the 
thoroughfares. 
The streets 
occupy the 
whole scale from 
the narrowest 
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