Salzburg Cathedral

The Dom occupies the heart of the old town, fronting two large interlinked squares with its twin-towered marble facade. Inside, the cool grey-and-white interior is restrained Italianate baroque on a vast scale, with a 71-metre dome and five organs that are still played together for big festival masses.

The 11th-century bronze font, in which Mozart was baptised, sits in the south aisle. Allow a quiet half hour after the tour groups pass through; the building is best when nearly empty.

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A story
Mozart was baptised in the marble font here in 1756 and later served as cathedral organist. The original 8th-century basilica burnt down twice before the present early-baroque building was completed in 1628 — at the time the largest church north of the Alps to be built in the Italian style.