Salzburg & Around - Munich, Bavaria and the Black Forest - page 398

SALZBURG CARD
If you're planning on doing lots of sightseeing, save by buying the Salzburg Card (1-/2-/3-day
card €25/34/40) . The card gets you entry to all of the major sights and attractions, a free river
cruise, unlimited use of public transport (including cable cars) plus numerous discounts on tours
and events. The card is half-price for children and €3 cheaper in the low season.
Another of the city's archbishops, Paris Lodron (1619-53), managed to keep the prin-
cipality out of the Europe-wide Thirty Years' War. Salzburg also remained neutral during
the War of the Austrian Succession a century later, but bit by bit the province's power
gradually waned and Salzburg came under the thumb of France and Bavaria during the
Napoleonic Wars. In 1816 Salzburg became part of the Austrian Empire and was on the
gradual road to economic recovery.
The early 20th century saw population growth and the founding of the prestigious
Salzburg Festival in 1920. Austria was annexed to Nazi Germany in 1938 and during
WWII some 40% of the city's buildings were destroyed by Allied bombings. These were
restored to their former glory, and in 1997 Salzburg's historic Altstadt became a Unesco
World Heritage site.
WALK OF MODERN ART
Eager to slip out of its baroque shoes and show the world that it can do cutting edge, too,
Salzburg commissioned a clutch of public artworks between 2002 and 2011, many of which can
be seen on a wander through the Altstadt. Internationally renowned artists were drafted in to cre-
ate contemporary sculptures that provide striking contrast to the city's historic backdrop.
On Mönchsberg you will find Mario Merz' 21 neon-lit Numbers in the Woods Offline map
Google map and James Turrell's elliptical Sky Space Offline map Google map , the latter creat-
ing a play of light and shadow at dawn and dusk. Back in town, you will almost certainly stroll
past Stephan Balkenhol's Sphaera Offline map Google map on Kapitelplatz, a huge golden globe
topped by a startlingly realistic-looking man. Tucked away on Ursulinenplatz is Markus Lüpertz'
Mozart - Eine Hommage Offline map Google map , an abstract, one-armed bronze sculpture of
the genius, sporting trademark pigtail and the torso of a woman. Another tribute to Mozart stands
across the river in the shape of Marina Abramovic's Spirit of Mozart Offline map Google map ,