Residenzplatz

The residence course is as representative and sumptuous place in north-south direction in the center of the old town of Salzburg. The square is bounded on the west of the old residence, in the east of the new residence with the ornate Glockenspiel, and in the south from the Cathedral. In the north limit in a closed facade town houses the court, returning at the core of medieval buildings. At this connects to the St. Peter's Monastery belonging Michael Church. After that, the place in the Mozart Square goes on. In the middle of the square stands the residence dating from the 17th century, artistically designed fountains residence. The course is located at the site of a former cemetery.

History

The site in its current size has been developed under razing of town houses and removal of the old Domfriedhofes by Archbishop Wolf Dietrich and is related to the former transformation of a medieval city of Salzburg to a princely baroque residence. 1587 Wolf Dietrich began to demolish the old Domkloster and 55 town houses on what was then the western end of Pfeifergasse and the cathedral cemetery ( Aschhof called ) to discontinue. Here was also once part of the old residence, the previous building of the cathedral and St. John's court orchestra.

Excavations in 2008

Excavations in 2008

Originally the square was designed by a covering of structured Salzach pebbles. These stones are obtained under a few decades old sand layer mostly. After extensive excavations to research the history of the city of Salzburg and the Roman predecessor town Iuvavum with their grand merchants' houses, a new, good walk, but historically authentic flooring is to be laid. 2007 won Max Rieder in the project community knittels.büro a corresponding international competition. The design is based on an urban planning concept by Vincenzo Scamozzi. After extensive sample surfaces and the testing of a " conglomerate Art " for the spacious newly stretched, complex space area plans in 2009 were initially made ​​quiescent. This also applied to a proposed light sculpture as a memorial to the book burning dynamically Moving the Nazis. The implementation of the project is so far (June 2013) unclear.

The mansions on Residence Square

• House Residence Square 2: Noteworthy are the late Gothic window frames from the years after 1500, which were originally built by Wolfgang Püchler and were rediscovered and excavated in 1930 at a restoration. In this house lived in the years around 1693 Baroque painter Johann Michael Rottmayr during his work in the adjacent Archbishop's Residence.

• House Residence Square 3: The house has a baroque façade with pilasters on the sides and a Volutenkapitell with a marble flower vase.

• House Residence Square 4: The façade of this house dates from the late 17th century.

• House Residence Square 5 ( Zinngießerhaus, corner house on Aschhof = Golden Lane 19): The House has gold alley side a funnel-shaped portal with historic iron grille door and about a marmorgerahmtes House Blessing picture " Holy Family on the Flight to Egypt " from the 18th century.

All these buildings are national monuments.

The Residence Fountain ( courtyard fountain )

The residence is a fountain of Unterberger marble, limestone, carved monumental fountain. It is the largest Baroque fountain in Central Europe and was probably designed 1656-1661 by order of Archbishop Guidobald of tuna by Tommaso di Garona. As a senior engineer Antonio Dario was at that time working.

The lower fountain pool on all sides stepped bases is four-sided symmetrical and has a scalloped and bent baroque design. The local central rock is surrounded by four water-spouting sea horses ( Hippo camping ). The rock carries four athletes with a second shallow bowl of water in which in turn hold three dolphins with their tail fin a shallow pool of water. This top basin contributes Triton poking from a conch water straight up into the air.

To conduct After the failed attempt of the source Fuerstenbrunn at Unterberg here water was removed a few years later ( 1679 ) the water under the direction of the fountain Master Rupert Kraimoser from the Hellbrunner star Weiher source and passed over the Nonntaler Hofbrunnhaus on Residenz Square and the Kaiviertel. Since 1962, the well is again connected to the water mains Salzburg and moved into his water so much from the Fürstenbrunner source at Unterberg. Today, the drinking water of Salzburg, comes largely from the deep wells in St. Leonhard (both Grödig ).

Residence Square as a venue

First and foremost, one connects the Residence Square as a venue with regular national cultural events such as the traditional Rupertikirtag to 24 September and during the Advent season with the Salzburg Christmas Market. Every year on the square also mark the opening of the Salzburg Festival before the last week of July, a torch dance with various heritage groups in the region instead. From 1987 until the late nineties, there were repeated performances as part of the carried out by the scene Salzburg avant-garde festivals summer scene as well as concerts by major and international stars of pop and rock music industry (such as Joe Cocker, Tina Turner or Neil Young).

Residence Square is sometimes used in addition to artistic events for singular events economic or political nature.

On April 30, 1938, shortly after the annexation of Austria by Nazi Germany, the teachers and writers Karl Springenschmid the only book burnings staged at the residence place after Nazi pattern in the former Austria. 1200 works of Jewish writers and artists, but especially writings of Catholic authors and politicians of the corporate state were burned by the Hitler Youth at the Residence Square. In admonishing memory of this atrocity took place for the 75th anniversary on 30 April 2013, the square and its immediate surroundings a memorial service instead, which was supported by many of Salzburg's facilities.

Plaque

Group of artists sound Mobile at the memorial event on April 30, 2013

Commemoration of the Salzburg group of authors in the adjoining St. Michael's Church on April 30, 2013