Place type
3 entries tagged Garden on Introducing Salzburg.
Laid out c. 1730
The formal baroque gardens adjoining Mirabell Palace, freely accessible to all visitors. Franz Anton Danreiter created the definitive layout around 1730. Famous as the location where Julie Andrews performed "Do-Re-Mi" in The Sound of Music. The view toward Hohensalzburg Fortress is one of the most photographed scenes in the city.
Built 1613-1615
The most elaborate joke of any Archbishop in history. Over 200 concealed water jets, mechanical figures, and trick stone seats, built by Markus Sittikus and Santino Solari in 1613-1615. The system has functioned continuously for over 400 years and is still operated exactly as designed. One of the most original heritage experiences in Austria.
A small walled garden within the Mirabell grounds displaying the surviving marble dwarf figures, carved around 1690 by Ottavio Mosto, Bernhard Michael Mandl and others. 28 originally, 17 today. Simultaneously grotesque, humorous, and oddly moving. Tucked behind the main garden, easily missed, and all the more rewarding for that.
