Salzburg
Salzburg/Baroque

6 Baroque Landmarks in Salzburg

6 landmarks with verified facts and stories

DomQuartier
~3 min

DomQuartier

1 Residenzplatz, Altstadt, Salzburg, 5020, Austria

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The DomQuartier opened in 2014 by doing something that hadn't been possible for two hundred years: reconnecting the spaces where Salzburg's prince-archbishops lived, worshipped, and ruled.

Hellbrunn Palace & Trick Fountains
~4 min

Hellbrunn Palace & Trick Fountains

37 Fürstenweg, Hellbrunn, Salzburg, 5020, Austria

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Prince-Archbishop Markus Sittikus built Hellbrunn between 1612 and 1615 as a summer pleasure palace, and in a detail that tells you everything about his personality, he deliberately included no bedrooms.

Leopoldskron Palace
~2 min

Leopoldskron Palace

56 Leopoldskronstraße, Riedenburg, Salzburg, 5020, Austria

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Built in 1736 by Prince-Archbishop Leopold Anton von Firmian, Leopoldskron is a Rococo jewel set on the shore of a small lake, with the Untersberg mountain reflected in the water behind it.

Mirabell Palace & Gardens
~3 min

Mirabell Palace & Gardens

4 Mirabellplatz, Altstadt, Salzburg, 5020, Austria

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Prince-Archbishop Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau built this palace in 1606 for his mistress Salome Alt and their fifteen children.

Residenzplatz & Salzburg Residenz
~3 min

Residenzplatz & Salzburg Residenz

1 Residenzplatz, Altstadt, Salzburg, 5020, Austria

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For centuries, Salzburg was not part of Austria at all.

Salzburg Cathedral
~3 min

Salzburg Cathedral

1A Domplatz, Altstadt, Salzburg, 5020, Austria

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This cathedral has been built, burned, destroyed, and rebuilt so many times that its current incarnation — the magnificent Baroque structure you see today — is essentially version four.

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