{"id":639,"date":"2010-11-23T18:13:35","date_gmt":"2010-11-23T07:13:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Austria\/?p=639"},"modified":"2014-01-30T23:39:57","modified_gmt":"2014-01-30T12:39:57","slug":"schloss-mirabell-and-gardens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Austria\/sightseeing\/schloss-mirabell-and-gardens","title":{"rendered":"Mirabell Palace and Gardens &#8211; Salzburg"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Prince Archbishop von Raitenau&#8217;s Palace of Love:<\/h3>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_1477\" style=\"width: 644px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Austria\/files\/2010\/11\/DSC_02421.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1477\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Austria\/files\/2010\/11\/DSC_02421-1024x623.jpg\" alt=\"Mirabell Palace, Salzburg\" width=\"634\" height=\"385\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1477\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1477\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mirabell Palace, Salzburg<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nBuilt in 1606 by Prince Archbishop Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau, <strong>Schloss Mirabell <\/strong>was originally called <strong><em>Altenau Palace<\/em><\/strong>. Prince Archbishop von Raitenau built the palace for his mistress <strong>Salome Alt<\/strong> which explains the origin of the Altenau Palace name. Altenau Palace was built by the Prince Archbishop as a token of his love for his mistress and in this Palace fifteen children were born of their union, but only ten of them survived.<\/p>\n<p>In 1612 Wolf Dietrich was forced to abdicate and was held prisoner in <strong>Hohensalzburg Fortress<\/strong> until his death.  His nephew and successor, Markus Sitticus von Hohenems, had Altenau renamed to <strong>Schloss Mirabell.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"adLargerect\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:300px;height:250px\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1009507070974015\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"7417206609\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p>Schloss Mirabell continued to be the home of subsequent Prince-Archbishops of Salzburg, all of whom did their bit to redesign and enhance the palace features.  In the great fire that swept through the city on 30 April 1818, the palace was badly damaged.  The frescoes by Johann Michael Rottmayr and Gaetano Fanti were among some of the treasures lost to the flames. Fortunately, the <strong>Marble Hall<\/strong> and the <strong>grand marble staircase<\/strong> were undamaged.<\/p>\n<p>The famous <strong>Mirabell Gardens<\/strong> that were redesigned around 1690 under Prince-Archbishop Johann Ernst Graf von Thun were completely remodeled around 1730 by Franz Anton Danreiter. The famous <strong>Pegasus Fountain<\/strong> was installed in 1913. The four groups of statues around the fountain symbolize the four elements: fire, air, earth and water. Emperor Franz Joseph opened the Mirabell Gardens to the public in 1854 and today they are a horticultural masterpiece.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_645\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/destination\/Austria\/Salzburg\/salzburg-mirabell_IMG_6055A\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-645\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Austria\/files\/2010\/11\/IMG_6055A-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Pegasus Fountain - Sound of Music\" title=\"Pegasus Fountain at Mirabell Palace\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Austria\/files\/2010\/11\/IMG_6055A-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Austria\/files\/2010\/11\/IMG_6055A-185x138.jpg 185w, https:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Austria\/files\/2010\/11\/IMG_6055A.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-645\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pegasus Fountain, Mirabell Palace<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Throughout its long history, the Schloss Mirabell has been home to many important residents. Prince Otto of Bavaria, future king of Greece, was born here on 1 July 1815 during the short period when Salzburg belonged to Bavaria. When Salzburg reverted to Austrian rule the following year, Schloss Mirabell became a summer residence for the Emperor. For the twelve years between 1851 and 1863, Archbishop Cardinal Maximilian Josef von Tarn\u00f3czy resided in the palace.<\/p>\n<p>Mirabell Palace has also hosted many important visitors.  One such visitor was the legendary Capuchin Father Joachim Haspinger, loyal companion and comrade-in-arms of the famous Andreas Hofer who fought for Tyrolean freedom.\u00a0 He stayed in the palace as a guest of the Emperor from September 1854 to January 1858 and died in the Palace.\u00a0 Father Joachim is remembered by a memorial plaque in the palace courtyard. Today, Mirabell Palace houses the offices of the Mayor and Town Council of Salzburg.<\/p>\n<p>Mirabell Palace is one of the most-visited Salzburg castles and is a very popular wedding venue.\u00a0  The <strong>Marble Hall<\/strong> (<em>&#8220;Marmorsaal&#8221;<\/em>), once the ceremonial hall of the prince archbishops, is now one of the most beautiful wedding halls in the world.\u00a0 Some scenes from <em><strong>The Sound of Music<\/strong><\/em> were filmed in the Mirabell Gardens and this 1965 movie continues to bring thousands of Sound of Music fans here.<\/p>\n<p>The Marble Hall is also an imposing venue for conferences, ceremonies, and concerts such as the <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.classictic.com?location=search&amp;lang=en&amp;country=Austria&amp;city=Salzburg&amp;date=0&amp;composer_id=0&amp;artist_id=0&amp;page=1&amp;venue=Schloss-Mirabell&amp;r=441&amp;partner=Travel-Signposts\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Salzburg Palace Concerts<\/strong><\/a>.  When attending a classical concert here, it is thrilling for concert lovers to know that Leopold Mozart, and his children Wolfgang and Nannerl, performed in this very room.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Address:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mirabellplatz<br \/>\n5020 Salzburg<\/p>\n<p><strong>Salzburg Map:<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prince Archbishop von Raitenau&#8217;s Palace of Love: Built in 1606 by Prince Archbishop Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau, Schloss Mirabell was originally called Altenau Palace. Prince Archbishop von Raitenau built the palace for his mistress Salome Alt which explains the origin of the Altenau Palace name. 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