Salzburg Cathedral

The Cathedral is one of the most beautiful sights of Salzburg and is one of the most famous temple in the world. It is located at the intersection of the largest city square with an area of ​​Rezidentsplatts Domplatts.Cathedral is beautiful and majestic. The history of it is from the end of the VIII century, it was then under Bishop Virgil at this place was erected the first church. But in 1167 the town was burnt, and Count von Plains church burned to the ground.The new cathedral was built in 1200 and it became more luxurious and more beautiful than before, and its size exceeded even the Imperial Cathedral in Speyer. But in 1598 the building again destroyed by fire and Archbishop Wolf Dietrich ordered the construction of a new cathedral, but his downfall is not allowed to complete the job. Decided to finish building the temple of his successor, Archbishop Markus Sittikus, which in 1614 ordered to build a cathedral architect Santino Solari of Italy. Construction was completed in 1628, covered the Archbishop of Paris Lodron Cathedral, and the erection of the towers of the cathedral was completed only after years in 1655.In 1944, during the war, the building of the cathedral bomb landed and destroyed part of the altar and the dome of the cathedral in 1959 the building is fully restored. Were then made and the huge luxury bronze gates, on a lattice which has three dates: "1959", "1628" and "774", reminiscent of the consecration of the three.The modern cathedral of Salzburg has a height of 76 meters and can accommodate 10,000 worshipers. Many critics have called it the "most perfect" construction of the Renaissance in all German states. The Cathedral has a facade of marble and two symmetrical towers. Before the main facade are four statues: St. Paul with a sword, Peter with the keys and the bishops who canonized and are considered patrons of Salzburg - St. Virgil with the model of the church and the holy Rupert with a barrel of salt. The two founders of the cathedral - Paris Lodrona and Marcus Sittikusa indicate two armorial shields on the front. Inside the cathedral is richly removed in the Baroque style and elaborately decorated with frescoes, some of which, in particular on the very altar, Florentines were performed by Pietro Mascagni.One of the pride of the cathedral - an ancient Roman font in bronze, cast in 1321, and in 1756 it was christened by Wolfgang Mozart. There is also a tomb of the Archbishops of Salzburg, the crucifix in 1220, the principal organ with 4,000 pipes, which is surrounded by angels playing music. Cathedral has its own museum, where you can get through the catholic building. In the museum you can see the treasures of the cathedral, "miracles and Art", which were collected by archbishops in the XVII century, as the eyes can see the ruins of the Romanesque cathedral foundation, which was originally on the site. Cathedral Square is a kind of atrium to the Cathedral. In 1660 the Cathedral was built arch, and in the center of the square are the statues of the Virgin Mary.