The archbishop who gave Salzburg its dwarves. Harrach's most lasting and peculiar contribution is the Zwerglgarten (Dwarf Garden) within the grounds of Mirabell Palace, commissioned around 1715-1725. The walled garden contains 28 marble dwarf figures that remain one of Salzburg's most quietly fascinating attractions.
Under Harrach (1709-1727), Salzburg's baroque programme, begun under Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau, advanced through Markus Sittikus, Paris Lodron, and Johann Ernst von Thun, reached its settled, final form. His archiepiscopate represents the last golden decade of the independent Prince-Archbishopric before the pressures of the 18th century began to erode its autonomy.
