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the Small and Grand Festival and science. It features winged Madonna from the earlier
Theatres. One of Austria’s most figures symbolizing music, Gothic altar made by Michael
outstanding architects, Clemens poetry, painting, architecture, Pacher, the outstanding artist of
Holzmeister, designed the Small theology, philosophy, law the late-Gothic. The St Francis
Festival Theatre (now known as and medicine. Chapel has frescoes by Johann
Haus für Mozart) during the Michael Rottmayr, with scenes
1920s, and then from 1956 until from the life of its patron saint.
1960 supervised the rebuild ing On the opposite side of
of the Grand Festival Theatre. the street are the monastery
The building incorporates the buildings, which are connected
original façade of the former to the church by a bridge.
stables and is one of the largest
opera houses in the world. Its P Residenzplatz
vast stage is 100-m (328-ft) wide Residenz: Residenzplatz 1. Tel (0662)
and is carved deep into the 8042-2690. Open Sep–Jun: 10am–5pm
rock face of Mönchsberg. The Wed–Mon; Jul & Aug: 10am–5pm
auditorium can easily accom- daily. 8 = Residenzgalerie:
modate up to 2,180 spec tators. Tel (0662) 840451. Open same hours
as Residenz. & 8
E Mozarts Geburtshaus The Residenz, seat of the prince-
Getreidegasse 9. Tel (0662) 844313. archbishop, the religious and
Open Sep–Jun: 9am–5:30pm daily; secular ruler of the entire
Jul & Aug: 8:30am–7pm daily. & 8 province, was built for Archbishop
Hagenauerhaus, at No. 9 on Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau. His
the narrow Getreidegasse, is successors further extended the
the house where Wolfgang building. Following seculari-
Amadeus Mozart was born The Romanesque south portal of zation, it became the seat of
on 27 January 1756. The Franziskanerkirche the administration. Now one
composer’s family occupied part of the building houses
only one floor of the house. R Franziskanerkirche central government agencies
In 1880, the Mozarteum- Franziskanergasse 5. Tel (0662) and university offices, while the
Stiftung (International Mozart 843629. Open 6:30am–8:30pm daily. upper storeys are occupied by
Foundation) helped to establish The Franciscan church seems the Residenzgalerie, which
a museum here, featuring a somewhat out of place in exhibits artworks from the 16th
collection of Mozart’s memo- Baroque Salzburg. Repeated to 19th centuries.
rabilia, including family portraits, attempts at refashioning it in Not much remains of its
docu ments and his first the Baroque style have failed former exterior decor, but the
instruments. On the second to disguise its Romanesque interior decorations, completed
floor is a delightful exhibition origins, mixed with Gothic. under Johann Lukas von
on the theatrical staging of The 13th-century Romanesque Hildebrandt and carried out by
Mozart’s operas. portal leading to the presbytery the most prominent artists of
is particularly fine, with a the Baroque era, including
R Kollegienkirche figure of Christ on the Johann Michael Rottmayr and
Universitätsplatz. Tel (0662) 841327. throne flanked by Martino Altomonte, still charm
Open 9am–dusk daily. St Rupert and St Peter. visitors to this day.
The Collegiate church, The presbytery, with On the forecourt of the
con secrated in 1707, is one its tall tower and palace is the Baroque
of Salzburg’s finest Baroque magnificent star- Residence Fountain,
structures. It was designed by vault, is Gothic. with Tritons and horses
Johann Bernhard Fischer von In the 16th spout ing water. On
Erlach, who achieved fantastic century, when the the opposite side
and unusual effects by letting Franciscan church of the square stands
natural light shine through was tempo rarily the Neue Residenz
windows of various shapes. used as a cathedral, (New Residence), used
The paintings on two side altars it gained an as a temporary abode
of the church are by Johann additional Baroque while the bishop’s seat
Michael Rottmayr. Italian artisans portal, a ring of chapels was being rebuilt. It
produced the beautiful and many rich interior has a carillon – the bells
stuccowork which decorates furnishings. The creator can be heard at 7am,
the church walls, to a design by of the new altar, 11am and 6pm from
Johann Bernhard Fischer Johann Bernhard Mozartplatz, where
von Erlach. The very ornate Fischer von Erlach, a statue
main altarpiece shows the preserved the Statue of Mozart in of the great
university as a temple of art central statue of the Mozartplatz composer stands.

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