© Dein Freund der Baum · CC BY-SA 3.0New Cathedral, LinzLinzThe New Cathedral in Linz stands in the heart of the city as a neo-Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral, the largest church building in Austria. Its French high Gothic style was designed by Vincenz Statz, master builder of the Archdiocese of Cologne, and construction began in 1862 under Bishop Franz-Josef Rudigier. The… read moreOpen place
© Isiwal · CC BY-SA 4.0Wilhering AbbeyWilheringWilhering Abbey stands eight kilometres west of Linz in Upper Austria. Founded in 1146 by the Wilhering brothers, it was first home to Augustinian canons before Cistercian monks arrived from Rein Abbey. The community struggled in its early years, but donations from secular and church leaders strengthened it. By the… read moreOpen place
© Haeferl · CC BY-SA 4.0Old Cathedral, LinzLinzThe Alter Dom stands in the heart of Linz, Austria, near the southern end of the Hauptplatz. Built between 1669 and 1683 in Baroque style, it was originally called the Church of Ignatius and served as the city’s cathedral from 1785 to 1909. The Jesuits designed it under the guidance of architect Pietro Francesco… read moreOpen place
© User:NeoUrfahraner · CC BY-SA 3.0Linz PalaceLinzLinz Castle stands on a hill above the old town of Linz, overlooking the Danube. The site once held a Roman fort called Lentia, and the first written mention of the castle dates from 799. For centuries it served as a residence for local lords, then became an imperial palace under Emperor Frederick III in the late 15th… read moreOpen place
© C.Stadler/Bwag · CC BY-SA 4.0PöstlingbergLinzThe Pöstlingberg is a 539-metre hill on the left bank of the Danube in Linz. It overlooks the city from the west and forms part of the city’s green belt. The hill carries the Pöstlingberg pilgrimage church, a late-19th-century landmark with twin towers. Below the church lies the entrance to the Linz Grottenbahn, a… read moreOpen place
© Stadtkommunikation Linz · CC BY-SA 2.0 atAltes RathausLinzThe Alte Rathaus stands on the east side of Linz’s main square, its arcaded courtyard echoing the style of the surrounding old quarter. Built after the great fire of 1509 by Master Christoph, the building still shows the distinctive octagonal tower and vaulted rooms from that time. In 1658–59 a baroque façade was… read moreOpen place
© NeoUrfahraner · CC BY-SA 3.0BrucknerhausLinzThe Brucknerhaus stands on the banks of the Danube in Linz, Upper Austria. Finnish architects Heikki and Kaija Siren designed the concrete-and-glass building between 1969 and 1973. It opened in March 1974 with Herbert von Karajan conducting the Vienna Philharmonic in Bruckner’s Seventh Symphony. The centre hosts… read moreOpen place
© Michael Kranewitter, Vienna · CC BY 2.5Ursuline Church of St. MichaelLinzThe Ursulinenkirche stands in Linz, Austria, beside the former Ursuline convent now used as a cultural centre. Built between 1736 and 1772 for the Ursuline nuns, the church has twin towers and a late baroque façade designed by Johann Haslinger. The building was dedicated in 1757, though its high altar was consecrated… read moreOpen place
© Michael Kranewitter, Vienna · CC BY 2.5Karmeliterkirche Sankt Josef (Linz)LinzThe Karmelitenkirche stands beside the Ursulinenkirche on Linz’s Landstraße. Built for the Carmelite friars who arrived from Vienna in 1671, it replaced an earlier wooden chapel finished in 1675. The present stone church took twenty years to complete after the foundation stone was laid by Landeshauptmann Franz Joseph… read moreOpen place
© H. Raab (User:Vesta), Johannes-Kepler-O… · CC BY-SA 3.0FreinbergOberösterreichFreinberg is a low mountain rising to 405 metres in the southern part of Linz, Upper Austria. It forms a ridge that runs north–south for about two kilometres, its eastern face dropping steeply toward the Danube and its western slopes falling into the Zaubertal valley. The summit is a triangular plateau that once… read moreOpen place
