Sites and monuments in the core zone of the historic centre include: •
Felsenreitschule, an open-air theatre built in the quarry used for the construction of Salzburg Cathedral •
Franziskanerkirche, one of Salzburg's oldest buildings, dating from 1208 and used by the
Franciscans since 1642 •
Getreidegasse, a busy narrow shopping street characterised by numerous high townhouses •
Großes Festspielhaus, an opera house and concert hall dating from 1960 and built for the annual
Salzburg Festival •
Haus für Mozart, formerly the
Kleines Festspielhaus, an opera house and concert hall dating from 1925 •
Hohensalzburg Fortress (
Festung Hohensalzburg), overlooking the Old Town, one of the largest castles in Europe •
Holy Trinity Church (
Dreifaltigkeitskirche), dating from 1694 •
Hotel Goldener Hirsch, a five-star hotel located in a building on
Getreidegasse dating back to at least 1407 •
Kollegienkirche, the
Baroque style church of the
University of Salzburg •
Mirabell Palace (
Schloss Mirabell), a pleasure palace built in 1606 with wide gardens and a marble hall •
Museum der Moderne Salzburg, a modern art museum with locations in the old city and on the Mönchsberg •
Mozartplatz, a historic square with monument to
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart •
Mozart's birthplace (
Mozarts Geburtshaus), a house in
Getreidegasse that is now a museum dedicated to Mozart •
Nonnberg Abbey (
Stift Nonnberg), a
Benedictine monastery founded c.712/715 •
Residenz, the former residence of the
Prince-Archbishops, housing the
Residenzgalerie art gallery •
Residenzplatz, a large square outside the Residenz with a large and ornate fountain •
Salzburg Cathedral (
Salzburger Dom) •
Salzburger Landestheater, a theatre and venue for opera, theatre, and dance, with resident companies of actors, singers and dancers •
Salzburger Marionettentheater, a
marionette theatre established in 1912 •
Salzburg Museum, a museum of artistic and cultural history of the city and region of Salzburg housed in the '''' •
Sigmundstor, an eighteenth century tunnel connecting the Altstadt with the Riedenburg quarter through the Mönchsberg • , a sculpture of a man on a golden sphere (Stephan Balkenhol, 2007) •
St Peter's Abbey (
Stift Sankt Peter), a
Benedictine monastery founded 696 with
a well-known cemetery • (
Sebastianskirche), a church consecrated in 1511 ==References==