Salzburg Cathedral

Next stop on our walking tour was the Salzburg Cathedral, a beautiful 17th Century baroque-style structure. The cathedral was originally founded in 774, rebuilt in 1181 after a fire, then rebuilt again in the 17th Century to its current form.  The cathedral still contains the baptismal font in which Mozart was baptized.

The Cathedral has a long and interesting history that you can read more about at Salzburg Cathedral.  The towers and dome of the Cathedral are visible in many of the albums for Salzburg, and are not repeated in the album for this post.  But there are some really beautiful photos of the interior of the Cathedral in this album.

We spent a short time here but found it quite a nice Cathedral.  The pipe organ was especially interesting and looked fantastic, and there was an organ concert scheduled for that evening, but we had other commitments.  It would have been fun to hear the organ.