The Kollegienkirche at Universitatsplatz 1 is Fischer von Erlach’s most complete Baroque church in Salzburg (1696 to 1707), built for the Benedictine university and showing his characteristic oval nave with curved facade in its most distilled form. Free entry. Located five minutes on foot from the Dom, next to the Grune Markt food market. The church is quieter than the major tourist sites and allows a proper look at the finest Baroque spatial design in the city.
church in Salzburg
Kollegienkirche (Collegiate Church)
Also known as kollegienkirche
Fischer von Erlach's masterpiece in Salzburg and one of the finest baroque churches in the German-speaking world. His fourth and final major church in the city. The concave facade creates a deliberate counterpoint to the convex Dreifaltigkeitskirche across the river. On Universitatsplatz. A must-see.
- Type
- church
- Destination
- Salzburg
- Cost
- Free to visit
- Founded
- Built 1696-1707
- Era
- Baroque
- Address
- Universitätsplatz 20, 5020 Salzburg
- Coordinates
- 47.7985, 13.0431
- Official website
- Visit website