Austria
Historic Sites & Landmarks in Austria
- Golden Roof Innsbruck, Austria
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Mauthausen Concentration Camp
Mauthausen, Austria
Mauthausen (also known as Mauthausen-Gusen) was a group of 49 Nazi concentration camps situated around the small town of Mauthausen in Upper Austria, about 20 km east of Linz.
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St. Michael's Church
Salzburg, Austria
c. 800
This tiny pink church on the Residenzplatz is the oldest church in Salzburg, dating from 800 or earlier.
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Holy Trinity Church
Salzburg, Austria
Constructed in 1694 by the famous Baroque master builder Fischer von Erlach, Holy Trinity Church has a sweeping facade that is among the most excellent examples of the unexaggerated Baroque style.
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St. Peter's Cemetery and Catacombs
Salzburg, Austria
1627
Dating back to 1627, St. Peter's Cemetery is best known as the place where the Von Trapp family hid out in The Sound of Music, but it is also a worthy attraction in itself. In the cliffs above are interesting monastic catacombs.
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Abbey of St. Florian
Sankt Florian, Austria
An impressive example of Baroque architecture, the Abbey of St. Florian is built around the grave of its namesake, the patron saint against fire and flood.
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Melk Abbey
Melk, Austria
Melk Abbey was originally a palace, and it shows. Home to a Benedictine community from the 11th century to the present day, the current Baroque ensemble was built in 1736.
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St. Charles' Church
Vienna, Austria
One of Vienna's greatest buildings, commissioned by the emperor in 1715 in thanks for an answered prayer. The splendid Baroque edifice was also intended to glorify the Habsburg Empire.
- City Tower Innsbruck, Austria
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Lambach Abbey
Lambach, Austria
Founded around 1040, Lambach Abbey is home to the oldest Romanesque frescoes in the region (c. 1090) and some fine Baroque architecture.