The Salzburg Residenz , also known as the Alte Residenz or Old Residence, is a palace located at Domplatz and Residenzplatz in the historic centre ( Altstadt ) of Salzburg , Austria. First mentioned about 1120, for centuries the Prince-Archbishops of Salzburg resided at the Residenz and used the palace to present and represent their political status. Today the Salzburg Residenz palace houses an art gallery, known as the Residenzgalerie , and is one of the most impressive attractions in the city.
21-519: The Residenz should not be confused with the nearby Neue Residenz [ de ] or New Residence, which is situated on the opposite side of Residenzplatz and houses the Salzburg Museum . The earliest recorded reference to the bishop's palace was in a document dated around 1120. Construction began under Archbishop Conrad I , when he relocated his residence from St Peter's Abbey to its present site close to Salzburg Cathedral . In
42-513: The Council of Trent , he founded fraternities in order to promote orthodoxy. Sittich also continued the redevelopment of his Salzburg residence: he employed the Italian architect Santino Solari to pursue the reconstruction of Salzburg Cathedral according to plans designed by Vincenzo Scamozzi , with the foundation stone of the new building being laid in 1614. Nevertheless, the church building
63-735: The Habsburg-Tuscany branch. After World War I, a plan to assemble an art gallery was proposed by the Residenzmuseum. Planning for the Residenzgalerie was completed in 1922 by the official curator of Salzburg, Eduard Hütte. In 1923, the Residenzgalerie was opened, intended to replace the art collection of the prince-archbishops, which had been lost during the Napoleonic wars in the early nineteenth century. It
84-651: The Thirty Years' War . His relatives, the Counts of Hohenems, tolerated Lutheranism and sponsored the arts, but paying taxes to both warring entities failed to keep them out of the warfare, only prompting taxpayer unrest. During his incumbency, the Archbishop took up the Counter-Reformation policies of his predecessor and had stern measures imposed on his subjects. According to the resolutions of
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126-1355: The Hofgärtl and the sala terrena must have been conveyed. At that time, trilateral cloisters with a storey on top were erected within the garden walls, and the sala terrena was walled in. 47°47′54″N 13°02′45″E / 47.7983333333°N 13.0458333333°E / 47.7983333333; 13.0458333333 Neue Residenz (Salzburg) Look for Neue Residenz (Salzburg) on one of Misplaced Pages's sister projects : [REDACTED] Wiktionary (dictionary) [REDACTED] Wikibooks (textbooks) [REDACTED] Wikiquote (quotations) [REDACTED] Wikisource (library) [REDACTED] Wikiversity (learning resources) [REDACTED] Commons (media) [REDACTED] Wikivoyage (travel guide) [REDACTED] Wikinews (news source) [REDACTED] Wikidata (linked database) [REDACTED] Wikispecies (species directory) Misplaced Pages does not have an article with this exact name. Please search for Neue Residenz (Salzburg) in Misplaced Pages to check for alternative titles or spellings. You need to log in or create an account and be autoconfirmed to create new articles. Alternatively, you can use
147-467: The Wallistrakt has not been dealt with as a part of the prince-archiepiscopal residence in literature, due to several re-constructions and changes of proprietors. The so-called Hofbogengebäude that was built during the first constructional stage, starting in 1604, was originally a place of accommodation for the apartment of Archbishop Wolf Dietrich Raitenau. It was put up in the medieval Frohnhof ,
168-573: The centuries up to the rule of the last prince-archbishop Hieronymus von Colloredo (1772–1803), the palace served as archiepiscopal residence, as well as a place of public gatherings and state affairs, all taking place in a setting that reflected power and grandeur. Upon Salzburg's secularisation in 1803, the Residenz building served as a domicile of the Austrian imperial dynasty, as for Emperor Francis ' widow Caroline Augusta of Bavaria , and of
189-475: The five passages planned for the Hofbogengebäude could unmistakably be put in context with Scarmozzi's draft of the cathedral. However, there must have been a change of plan (or planner) during the building phase between 1604 and 1606, as it shows in the modification of the original sketch of the facade. Already during under the tenure of Mark Sittich of Hohenems (1612–1619), Wolf Dietrich's successor,
210-483: The forecourt of the cathedral, where there was enough space to quickly build a new living unit for the prince archbishop without disturbing the procedures of the Residence or having to redeem civic houses. After the Hofbogengebäude was completed in 1606, the medieval Residence was open to further renovation and modernization. To the north, the Hofbogengebäude was connected directly to the hall called Carabinieri-Saal ,
231-520: The hall as sala terrena, which today is not legible any more. In literature, a connection between the Hofbogengebäude and the Venetian architect Vincenzo Scamozzi is repeatedly established. Scamozzi demonstrably stayed in Salzburg during 1603/1604 to draw up a project for Wolf Dietrich of Raitenau, including a new cathedral as well as the renovation and extension of the episcopal residence. Regardless,
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#1732772275151252-593: The hands of the Chiemsee bishop Ehrenfried von Kuenburg on October 7. Raitenau gave his consent, hoping to be released from his custody at Hohensalzburg Castle ; his hopes, however, were disappointed. As Prince-archbishop , Mark Sittich had no intention to be a puppet of Duke Maximilian of Bavaria : by refusing to enter the Catholic League , he was able to keep the Archbishopric of Salzburg out of
273-573: The large staircase and the Carabinieri-Saal , a section that connected the palace to the Franciscan Church and a large courtyard. The successors of Wolf Dietrich continued to expand and refine the palace through to the end of the eighteenth century. The Residenzplatz façade as well as the interiors were altered with Baroque elements designed by Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt and paintings by Johann Michael Rottmayr . Throughout
294-525: The purge function . Titles on Misplaced Pages are case sensitive except for the first character; please check alternative capitalizations and consider adding a redirect here to the correct title. If the page has been deleted, check the deletion log , and see Why was the page I created deleted? Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neue_Residenz_(Salzburg) " Mark Sittich von Hohenems (Prince-Archbishop of Salzburg) Mark Sittich von Hohenems (24 June 1574 – 9 October 1619)
315-491: The sala grande of the Salzburg Residence. From there, the apartment on the second floor extended southwards to where the prince archbishop's private chambers were located in the very south of the building. A richly stuccoed staircase led from there to a garden hall, opening towards the garden called „Hofgärtl“ that was located in the west. This giardino segreto was surrounded by a high garden wall. The assignment to
336-459: The sixteenth century, several changes and additions to the structure were made. The bishop's palace took on its present Renaissance appearance under the auspices of Archbishop Wolf Dietrich Raitenau between 1587 and 1612, probably according to plans designed by the Italian architect Vincenzo Scamozzi . In the early seventeenth century, work began on the south wing, which included the addition of
357-659: Was Prince-Archbishop of Salzburg from 1612 until his death. Mark Sittich von Hohenems was born in Hohenems , Further Austria ( Vorarlberg ), a member of the noble House of Ems. His father, Jakob Hannibal of Hohenems (1530–1587), was an army general in the service of the Habsburg emperor Charles V and his uncle, the Constance bishop Mark Sittich von Hohenems Altemps (1533–1595), was raised to Cardinal by Pope Pius IV in 1561. A minor upon his father's death in 1587, he
378-514: Was also intended to support a planned academy of art, as well as promote tourism. Today, the Residenzgalerie presents notable paintings from the sixteenth to the eighteenth century, as well as Austrian paintings from the nineteenth century. The wing of the Salzburg Residenz called Wallistrakt is a part of its vast complex. It is a composition of various architectural components built during different construction stages. The apartment in
399-796: Was educated by his powerful uncle and became a canon in Constance. Two years later, he joined the Salzburg Cathedral chapter under his cousin Prince-Archbishop Wolf Dietrich Raitenau , while studying in Milan and, since 1585, in Rome. Following the defeat and arrest of Archbishop Wolf Dietrich Raitenau by Bavarian forces in 1612, the cathedral chapter elected him to be the new Prince-Archbishop of Salzburg on 18 March 1612. He received Holy Orders from
420-449: Was not finished until in 1628 under Paris von Londron . The archbishop also commissioned Santino Solari to build Hellbrunn Palace as his summer residence in the style of an ancient villa rustica , including extended gardens and its famous fountains. He was thus a major figure in promoting Baroque architecture north of the Alps . Moreover, under his rule, Monteverdi 's opera L'Orfeo
441-671: Was performed on several occasions in Salzburg between 1614 and 1619, the first opera performances north of the Alps. During the last stage of his rule, Mark Sittich witnessed the outbreak of the Thirty Years' War in 1618. On 16 July 1619, he received the Habsburg archduke Ferdinand II en route to the Imperial election in Frankfurt . Joined by the English envoy James Hay , they shared
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