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Salzburg Cathedral

Salzburg Cathedral

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Salzburg Cathedral

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Location: Salzburg, Austria

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Oliver

June 6, 2017

Among the numerous churches in Salzburg, the cathedral is the most important sacred building. With its mighty dome and two towers, it impressively shapes the cityscape. The Salzburg Cathedral is an impressive monumental building of the early Baroque period. Visitors are greeted by the magnificent main façade made of Untersberg marble. Four monumental statues look down from it: the apostles Peter and Paul with key and sword, and the two patron saints Rupert and Virgil with salt barrel and church model. The two coats of arms on the gable refer to the two builders of the cathedral, Markus Sittikus and Paris Lodron. The cathedral square with the Marian column forms the atrium - and every year is the backdrop for the Everyman of the Salzburg Festival and the popular Christmas market.
salzburg.info/de/sehenswertes/kirchen-friedhoefe/salzburger-dom

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JR56

October 21, 2019

Salzburg Cathedral, with its striking, twin-towered façade and imposing structure, dominates the old town. The surrounding baroque squares form a unique stage, used by the festival and recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
The present cathedral had two medieval predecessors, remnants of which can be seen in the crypt. St. Virgil consecrated the first cathedral in 774. Under Archbishop Hartwik (991-1023), this building was expanded, and under Archbishop Conrad I (1106-1147), two western towers were added.
In 1167, the cathedral, still essentially Carolingian in style, burned down. Archbishop Conrad III (1177-1183) subsequently had a massive, Romanesque new building constructed, which was 110 meters long, had five towers, and probably resembled the cathedrals in Mainz and Worms.
After a fire in 1598, it too was demolished. The foundation stone of the existing Baroque cathedral was laid in 1614. It was consecrated by Archbishop Paris Lodron in 1628.

Approximately forty years later, the towers and surrounding plazas were completed. The Baroque building impresses with its clear forms, uniform decor, and luminous facade made of local marble. Its architect, Santino Solari, came from Italy. He created the most important church building of its time north of the Alps, which influenced architecture throughout Austria and southern Germany.
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February 20, 2018

The Salzburg Cathedral is the most important sacred building in Salzburg. With its mighty dome and two towers, it impressively shapes the cityscape.

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