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Salzburg
is a city of architectural grandeur, ultimate beauty and wonderful views
of nearby lush hills.
Built in 1077, the Hohensalzburg Fortress
is the largest fully preserved fortress in central Europe. Numerous homes,
churches and palaces within this old city are striking examples of Baroque
architecture at its finest. Salzburg is also full of museums, quaint cafes,
and magnificent gardens.
But Salzburg owes its musical importance to the fact that
it was the place of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's
birth. On the third floor of the Hagenauer House you will see the Mozart
birth house
(Getreidegasse 9) and on the former Hannibalplatz there is the Mozart
museum
(Makart Square 8) which reflects his living conditions and shows his piano
and an archive of his works. Mozart Square
with the Mozart monument (built in 1842) and the sounds of the world-famous
Salzburg carillon, which sounds daily from the archibishop's
palace.The
Salzburg Cathedral
was the religious home to the Mozart family and Wolfgang
Amadeus Mozart was baptized here and wrote many of his works for
the cathedral's services. This completes our journey in the genius' footsteps,
but the whole city is full of his images, "Mozart" chocolates
and his spirit.
St. Sebastian's church
with its Gothic style is well known for its cemetery which houses the graves
of the Mozart family (although not Mozart, himself who was buried in an
unknown grave in Vienna, you can find here the graves of his wife Constanze
and his father, Leopold).
The
Salzburg Festival
pays homage to the city's history in the classical music scene and has
become one of the best-known musical and dramatic events in the world.
From its beginning, the main focus was on Mozart's
music. This annual festival of music and drama has been held in Salzburg,
Austria, since 1920, for five weeks starting in late July. One of the poeple
who started this festival was the composer Richard
Strauss.
You can try to enter a Mozart
opera at the world-famous Marionette Theater.
Salzburg was also the setting for the famous movie "The
Sound of Music".
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