architecture

Salzburg Cathedral

Salzburg, Austria

Dom zu Salzburg [German]
Dom zu den Heiligen Rupert und Virgil [German]

Architecture

full/alternative names
Cathedral of Saints Rupert and Vergilius
built
1614-1628
destroyed/demolished
-
-
culture
Austrian, German
style/period
Baroque
work type by function
Roman Catholic cathedral
work type form/concept
Latin cross
material
Untersberg marble, limestone
architect / constr. phase
1614-1628
Santino Solari
baroque reconstruction
patronage
Markus Sittikus von Hohenems

Specifications

height
71.0 m
width
50.5 m
length
142.0 m
naves
central nave
width
45.0 m
height
32.0 m
transept
length
68.0 m
number cupolas
1
cupolas/domes
crossing cupola
height (outer)
79.0 m
height (inner)
71.0 m
number towers
2
towers
81.0 m
spire
81.0 m
spire
bells number
7

Geography

Europe » Western Europe » Austria » Salzburg (state) » Salzburg » Old Town » Left Old Town
local language location name
Salzburg, Österreich [German]
historical affiliations
Holy Roman Empire
1628-1805
Prince-Archbishopric of Salzburg
1628-1803
Electorate of Salzburg
1803-1805
Austrian Empire
1805-1810
Kingdom of Bavaria
1810-1816
Austrian Empire
1816-1867
Hungary
1867-1918

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg
type
cultural
criteria
II, IV, VI
designation
reference
784
Old Town of Salzburg with Cathedral, Hohensalzburg Fortress, and Collegiate Church
Old Town of Salzburg with Cathedral, Hohensalzburg Fortress, and Collegiate Church Salzburg, Austria