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The Mirabell Palace and Gardens feature a series of geometric flower beds and marble statues surrounding a central fountain, all arranged along a straight axis toward the Hohensalzburg Fortress. Prince Archbishop Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau…

The Pferdeschwemme in Salzburg features a massive, carved stone figure of a horse rearing up from the water. This structure served as a monumental horse bath, built in sixteen ninety-five so the Archbishop’s cavalry could clean their…

The Felsenreitschule features ninety-six arcade arches carved directly into the sheer cliff face of the Moenchsberg mountain. This space once functioned as a summer riding school for the archbishop, where noblemen practiced horsemanship…

The Petersfriedhof in Salzburg clings to the sheer cliff face of the Mönchsberg. It is the oldest Christian cemetery in the city, with graves dating back to the late twelfth century. While many cemeteries feel removed from daily life, this…

The Domplatz in Salzburg opens as a wide, stone-paved square framed by the towering facade of the cathedral and the archways of the Residenz. Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau commissioned this space in the early seventeenth century to give his…

The Residenzbrunnen is the tall, marble fountain in the center of the Residenzplatz, crowned by a horse-taming Triton. Prince Archbishop Guidobald von Thun commissioned it in the mid-seventeenth century to show off the city’s mastery over…

The Mozartsteg features an unmistakable intricate wrought iron frame painted a deep, dark green. This narrow pedestrian bridge crosses the Salzach river, linking the historic old town with the Steingasse district. It opened in nineteen oh…

Stift Nonnberg sits atop the hill, distinguished by a Gothic church tower with a red-tiled spire that overlooks the city rooftops. This is the oldest continuously existing convent in the German-speaking world, founded around seven hundred…