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6 entries tagged Romanesque on Introducing Salzburg.
Romanesque / Gothic
One of Salzburg's oldest churches, with a Romanesque nave from around 1208, a Gothic choir and tower added in the 15th century, and a Baroque high altar by Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach (1709). Three architectural periods in a single building, with the abrupt shift from dark nave to bright choir among the most striking interior effects in the city.
Founded c. 712 AD
Nonnberg Abbey has been a working convent since around 714, making it the oldest continuously operating women's monastery north of the Alps. That is not a tourist claim. The nuns are still there, and they open the church for visitors in the mornings, though the convent itself stays closed.
A small chapel-church about halfway up the Kapuzinerberg stairway, reached from Steingasse. First documented in 1319, making it one of the oldest chapels on the right bank. Romanesque core with a significant Baroque interior including trompe-l'oeil ceiling painting. A natural stopping point for those climbing toward the Capuchin Monastery.
One of the oldest Benedictine monasteries in Austria, founded in the 8th century and continuously active since. Located in the Flachgau about 25 km north of Salzburg, with a Romanesque abbey church featuring remarkable frescoes.
Founded c. 696 AD
The oldest continuously existing monastery in the German-speaking world. Founded by Saint Rupert of Salzburg around 696 AD. The church interior is the work of Beda Seeauer (rococo redecoration, 1760-1782). Michael Haydn is buried in the crypt. Altomonte's altar paintings enrich the abbey church. The Stiftskeller St.
The collegiate church of the Augustinian Canons at Mattsee, founded by Duke Tassilo III in 777 AD. Emperor Charlemagne visited and held assemblies here. One of the oldest documented ecclesiastical sites in the Salzburg region.
