Mirabell Palace and Gardens
by Kathy Kelly
Title
Mirabell Palace and Gardens
Artist
Kathy Kelly
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
In 2004, we traveled to Salzburg Austria and visited the Mirabell Palace and Gardens or "Schloss Mirabell" as it is called in German. It was a beautiful setting and perfect for picture taking.
The palace was built about 1606 at the request of Prince-Archbishop Wolf Dietrich Raitenau as a residence for his mistress Salome Alt. When Raitenau was deposed and arrested in 1612, Alt and her family were expelled and the palace received its current name " mirabile bella" meaning "amazing wonderful" in Italian.
The palace was rebuilt in a lavish Baroque style from 1710, according to plans designed by Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt. The current Neoclassical appearance dates from about 1818, when the place was restored after a blaze.
The palace's geometrically-arranged gardens contain four groups of mythology-themed statues dating from 1730 (Aeneas, Hercules, Paris and Pluto) created by Italian sculptor Ottavio Mosto from 1690. The gardens are also known for their boxwood layouts.
As one might expect, several scenes from "The Sound of Music" were recorded here such as the famed "Doe-Re-Me" song in which Maria and the children danced around a horse fountain and used the palace steps as a musical scale.
This piece has been featured in the following FAA groups:
Old World
Contests:
European Travels - Third Place Winner
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September 26th, 2015
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