Monday, December 19, 2016

Salzburg churches

The Main cathedral is the Dom. Church was first built in 767, its been through two fires first in 1167 then in 1598. In 1944 it was bombed, it was rebuilt in 1959.

St. Peter's Church and monastery, existing as the oldest community of monks on German soil. Built around 700. Also has one of the most beautiful cemetery's in the world.




Mozart was baptized here

Saint Peters Abbey
Where the VonTrapp family hid
Mozart was buried here
The Catacombs, hewn out of the Mönchsberg rock date back to 700


St Margarets chapel built in 1491
St. Peter's Cemetery with its unique ambiance is one of the oldest and most beautiful cemeteries in the world



Famous Fürst family









Kollegienkirche built in 1623

Inside its all painted white

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