Sights

Altes Rathaus (Old Town Hall)

Kranzlmarkt 1. Built in 1407. Reconstructed 1616-1618. Marble portal with a statue of the Goddess of Justice by Hans Waldburger (1616). Lunar clock. Present appearance since 1772.

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St. Blaise's Church (Civil Hospital Church)

Church of St. Blaise in Salzburgh
photo by: T. E. Watts

Located at the end of the Getreidegasse, a famous street in Salzburg, where many of the world-renown guesthouses and shops are located in the old town is St. Blaise's Church looking toward the Moenschsberg. The Gothic St. Blaise's Church (Blasiuskirche) is located at the very base of the limestone cliff, and has been described as "Gothic Salzburg at its unaltered best." Unlike many of the other churches in the town, this one is pristine, as it was not damaged or rebuilt numerous times. Construction began in 1327 and it was consecrated in 1350 and served as a hospital more..

type:	Churches and Cathedrals
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address:	Bürgerspitalgasse 2.

Hohensalzburg Fortress

Hohensalzburg Fortress from the Kapitelplatz
photo by: T. E. Watts

This fortress atop a hill overlooking Salzburg and the surrounding valley dates to the 11th century (begun in 1077) and was enhanced significantly over the centuries, particularly by the Archbishop Leonhard von Keutschach, whose efforts were completed under Prince Archbishop Max Gandolf Kuenberg in 1681. The interior features late Gothic secular rooms. It is the largest fully-preserved fortress in central Europe. It has been used as a fortress, barracks for soldiers, and a dungeon. It only ceased being a military outpost in 1861. Because it has been refurbished numerous more..

type:	Castles
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address:	Mönchsberg 34
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tel:	84 24 30-11
e-mail:	salzburger.burgen.schloesser@lang-sbg.gv.at

Mozartplatz

with the Mozart monument by Ludwig von Schwanthaler (1842).

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St. Michael's Church

St. Michael's Church: Residenzplatz, Salzburg, Austria
photo by: T. E. Watts

A very pink (!) pastel church in the Residenzplatz, St. Michael's Church (Michaelskirche). It's the oldest church in Salzburg, mentioned in official documents for the first time in 813 AD. It probably dates to around 800 AD. One source states that was originally built in 774 by St. Virgil, but was replaced by a new structure from 1181-1200 in the Romanesque style. This structure was damaged by fire and reconstructed again in 1598. Yet another structure was built in 1614 under Prince Archbishop Marus Sittikus, which was designed by Santino Solari; it was finally consecrated in more..

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address:	Residenzplatz

St. Peter's Abbey

St. Peter Bezirk. Abbey and Benedictine Monastery, founded by St. Rupert about 700, the latter with romanesque and gothic cloisters. The church is high romanesque convertedto late-baroque. St. Peter's cemetery, the final resting place of prominent personalities, e.g. Nannerl Mozart.

The St. Peter's Cemetery (Petersfriedhof) in Old Town Salzburg has a fascinating history. It's one of Europe's oldest cemeteries; the catacombs in the cliff (Moenschberg) behind date to 215 AD. A small church is also partially contained within the mountain. The St. Peter Bazirk Abbey more..

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Mozart's Birthplace

Located in Getreidegasse no. 9, is where the Leopold Mozart family lived from 1747 to 1773. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born here on January 27, 1756. Today the rooms once occupied by the Mozart family house a museum.

The most famous exhibits include Mozart's childhood violin, his concert violin, his clavichord, the pianoforte, portraits and correspondence of the Mozart family.

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address:	Getreidegasse Nr. 9

Hellbrunn Zoo

phone 82 01 76, fax 82 01 76-6. There are over 400 animals at Hellbrunn Zoo. As a geo-zoo Hellbrunn is laid out according to the geographical regions from which the animals come. Animals from a particular continent therefore live in the same area of the zoo.

type:	Parks and Gardens
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Mozart's Residence

Makartplatz 8, phone 88 34 54 -40, fax 87 29 24. Where W.A. Mozart lived from 1773 - 1780. The rooms formerly occupied by the Mozart family on the first floor were turned into a museum documenting the history of the building and the life of the Mozart family in this house.

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Catacombs

St. Peter Bezirk, phone 84 45 78-0, fax 84 45 76-80. The catacombs hewn out of the rocks of the rocks of the Mönchsberg are of early Christian origin.

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Johann-Michael-Haydn Memorial

Exhibition on the life and work of "Salzburg's Haydn".

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address:	St.-Peter-Hof,
tel:	84 45 76-19

Hellbrunn Palace

Hellbrunn - View over the Palace garden
photo by: Morsan

phone 82 03 72, fax 82 03 72- 49 31. e-mail: schloss-hellbrunn@stadt-salzburg.at, www: http://www.hellbrunn.at. Manneristic, early Baroque pleasure palace built by Santino Solari (1612-1615) under Prince Archbishop Markus Sittikus. Festival hall and Octagon with wall and ceiling frescoes by Arsenio Mascagnis; extensive Baroque gardens with the famous trick fountains, the mechanical theater (1750) and the "stone theater" (first opera performed in the German-speaking world in 1617).

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Mirabell Palace, Mirabell Gardens

Mirabellplatz. Originally called "Altenau", Prince Archbishop Wolf Dietrich had the palace built in 1606 for Salome Alt. Reconstructed by Lukas von Hildebrandt 1721-1727, rebuilt after the disastrous town fire in 1818. Monumental staircase with figures by G.R. Donner. Marble Hall, used today for wedding ceremonies and concerts. Seat of the mayor of Salzburg.

The Mirabell Gardens with groups of statues depicting figures from Greek mythology, marble vases designed by Fischer von Erlach. Natural Theatre, Bastionsgarten, "Dwarf Garden".

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Museum of Natural History

Museumsplatz 5, phone 84 26 53, 84 23 22, fax 84 79 05, e-mail: hausdernatur@salzburg.co.at, www: http://www.salzburg.co.at/hausdernatur. World-famous natural history collection, aquarium, reptile collection, outer-space show.

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Siegmundstor (Siegmund's Gate)

Herbert-von-Karajan-Platz, road tunnel through the Mönchsberg, approx. 123m in length, leading to the Riedenburg district. Completed in 1767 under Prince Archbishop Sigismund von Schrattenbach after a construction period of only 16 months (manual labor).

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Church of St. John on Imberg

Originally Romanesque, extended and redecorated in the Baroque style in 1681, ceiling paintings 1772, altars and other decoration 1775 - 1778.

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address:	Imbergstiege 3.

Mülln Church

Former church of the Augustine monks. Gothic hall. Interior design 1735-1738.

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address:	Augustinergasse 4

Christian Doppler Memorial and Research Centre

Makartplatz 1, tel. and fax 88 76 31. Birthplace of the world-famous physicist (1803-1853).

Residenz

Since 1120. Newly erected from 1600 to 1619. Prince Archbishop F.A. Harrach had the State Rooms decorated and furnished under the supervision of Lukas von Hildebrandt (1709-1727). Murals and ceiling frescoes by J.M. Rottmayr and Martino Altomonte.

Residenz Fountain

Beautiful Fountain by Tommaso di Garona for Prince-Archbishop Guidobald Graf Thun, is the largest baroque fountain north of the Alps (1656-1661).