Salzburg Cathedral

Salzburg Cathedral is located in the northern part of the city center. It is one of the most important buildings in the city. The Baroque cathedral with 11 altars is 101 meters long. It can hold up to 10,000 people at the same time.

The first Christian temple on this site appeared in 774. It was erected by order of Bishop Virgil and consecrated in honor of two saints - Peter and Rupert. This Romanesque building burned to the ground in 1167 along with the city. Ten years later, the temple was rebuilt in an even more majestic form, but at the end of 1598 it burned again. By order of Prince Archbishop Wolf Dietrich, the remains of the foundation of the cathedral were demolished, and the cemetery on its territory was destroyed. Such actions of the archbishop angered local residents, because of which he was captured and imprisoned in the prison of the fortress of Hohensalzburg. It was only after his death that architect Santino Solari began work on the construction of a new Baroque cathedral. In 1628, Salzburg Cathedral was consecrated. In 1944, the building suffered bombardment, but was later completely restored.

Nowadays, the Cathedral of Salzburg appears in all its grandeur and splendor. The real treasures of the temple are the luxurious gates made by the masters of Schneider-Manzel, Matare and Manzu, a magnificent organ decorated with figures of saints, and the very font in which little Mozart was baptized.