The Bummerlhaus is a gothic

Gothic architecture

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 residence in Steyr

Steyr

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, Austria

Austria

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that is often considered a symbol of the town. The oldest part of the building dates from the thirteenth century, and it is first mentioned in documents dating from 1450.

The name of the house (Bummerl meaning to this time "plump little dog") stems from its onetime seal from its days as an inn that contained a lion the people of Steyr jokingly said looked like a dog.