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in Anton Neumayr square , a traditional and always modern drink flows in the Augustiner Bräustübel - under the arches of the building or in the guest garden shaded by chestnut trees . Mozart himself often enjoyed a beer here . This city ’ s famous son was born on the Getreidegasse in house No . 9 , which has been in existence since 1408 . Mozart ‘ s birthplace 25 is a focal point for every visitor who has come to Salzburg – every day , many guests stand amazed in front of the house and take pictures or visit the museum rooms of Mozart ‘ s former apartments . To reach Mozart ‘ s home 29 in the market square , you have to switch to the other bank of the Salzach , to the so-called „ Right Old City “: the Mozart family lived here from 1773 , and until 1780 , this is where Mozart composed the majority of his works in Salzburg . The building , destroyed in the Second World War , was rebuilt , and today the rooms are used as a museum . The autographs are in a secure vault in the cellar , and true-to-the-original copies can be found in the living quarters . The “ Magic Flute Summer House ”, a small wooden pavilion in the Bastion garden , originated in Vienna and was brought to Salzburg . This is where Mozart supposedly composed parts of the „ The Magic Flute “ in 1791 . The International Mozarteum Foundation , which preserves Mozart ‘ s heritage , was established in 1841 . Mozart is also the namesake of the renowned „ Mozarteum “ Music Academy , where music , visual and performing arts can be studied . In both concert halls of the Mozarteum 35 on the Schwarzstraße , soloists , chamber music ensembles , and large orchestras perform . For those interested in the organ , you can listen to the new Propter Homines organ in the Great Hall at midday on Tuesdays . Theater fans can look forward to daily performances at the Salzburger Landestheater 33 . Only a few meters away , the great operas take place : the Salzburg marionette theater 34 is famous worldwide
and - as long as they aren ‘ t on tour - bring puppets made of wood and paper mache to life to recordings by the world ‘ s leading orchestras and singers . A team of 10 professional puppeteers operate the strings . Mirabell gardens are the perfect place to rest , take a stroll , or enjoy the sun or the always colorful flowerbeds . Inside Mirabell palace
37 , you will see many people ready to say „ I do “ and tie the knot , attendees of the Palace Concerts , and locals taking care of bureaucratic matters . The mayor of Salzburg has his headquarters here with a view of the gardens . Mirabell is the declaration of love of a prince-archbishop . Wolf Dietrich had the palace built in 1606 for his lover Salome Alt and their children , and it was reconstructed from 1721 – 1727 by Baroque architect Lukas von Hildebrandt . Pink Untersberg marble , mossy green serpentine , and gray limestone are the materials that make up the Marble Hall , whose splendor once created the ambiance for festivals thrown by the lord of the palace , and today it is the backdrop for many weddings . It is said to bring luck to a marriage , if you pat the small , round behind of the chubby-cheeked , naked cherubs on the marble staircase . This grand staircase , created by Raphael Donner , is a world-famous example of baroque imperial staircase architecture . In the Mirabell gardens is a Hedge Theater designed as a maze – created at the beginning of the 18th century , it is one of the oldest north of the Alps – which served as a venue for plays during its heyday and today is used for traditional folk events and also available for impromptu performances . One curiosity is the Dwarf Garden located on the bastion in front of the palace , where you can find 16 of the original 28 stone figures . These dwarves are modeled after deformed people , whose display fell into disrepute during the Age of Enlightenment , so the figures were auctioned off . Only some of them were returned to their former site in 1919 . Fischer von Erlach ,

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On the way to the Marble Hall at Schloss Mirabell
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Rehearsal for a Salzburg Festival performance at the Felsenreitschule the great architect of the Baroque period , left his mark with his marble flower vases and balustrades as well as the Pegasus fountain in Mirabell gardens . His triumphant , sacred masterpiece in this part of the city is the Church of the Holy Trinity 30 , built from 1694 – 1702 , whose dome fresco is by painter Johann Michael Rottmayr , who frequently came to Salzburg . Like the Left Old City , the Right Old City abounds with churches . St . Sebastian ‘ s Church 31 in the Linzergasse is resplendent with its ornately forged altar gate , and the church ‘ s St . Sebastian cemetery in quiet arcades - based on the Italianstyle Campo Santo - keeps alive the memories of personalities such as Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim , named Paracelsus , and old Salzburg families . A frequently visited site is the grave of the Mozart family , in which Constanze Mozart and her second husband , legation councilor , Nikolaus von Nissen were laid to rest as well as Constanze ‘ s aunt Genoveva Weber , though not Leopold Mozart . Mozart ‘ s father Leopold was buried in the communal catacombs in the arcades . Gabriel Chapel in the middle of the cemetery is the mausoleum of archbishop Wolf Dietrich .