Salzburg

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Image of Mozart's Skull: University Mozarteum located in Salzburg, Austria | Said to be Mozart's Skull
Salzburg, Austria

Mozart's Skull: University Mozarteum

Mozart's skull may be held in this collection, but definitive proof continues to elude scientists

The thing about skulls is that, it can be remarkably hard prove whose they were. Of course, one can tell things like gender, age, sometimes history of disease or injury from a skull, therefore... »

Strange Science, Unique Collections, Memento Mori, Relics and Reliquaries, Instruments of Science | Edited by wythe

Image of Dom Museum's Kunst und Wunderkammer located in Salzburg, Austria
Salzburg, Austria

Dom Museum's Kunst und Wunderkammer

The amazing wonder cabinets of a very rich Austrian archbishop

The Dom Museum’s Kunst und Wunderkammer is the lovingly recreated and restored collection once belonging to the Archbishop Wolf Dietrich. Wolf Dietrich was an extremely rich and powerful man... »

Wonder Cabinets | Edited by Annetta

Image of Zwerglgarten (Dwarf Garden) located in Salzburg, Austria
Salzburg, Austria

Zwerglgarten (Dwarf Garden)

Ugly 18th-century dwarf statues living in a perfectly landscaped Austrian garden

The Zwerglgarten, or “Dwarf Garden,” in Salzburg, Austria was created in 1715 by Prince Archbishop Franz Anton Harrach. Many of these creepy dwarf statues were modeled after dwarves who lived in... »

Strange Statues | Edited by michelle

Image of St. Sebastian’s Cemetery located in Salzburg, Austria
Salzburg, Austria

St. Sebastian’s Cemetery

Terrifically morbid cemetary and site of famous Paracelsus' grave

Death is everywhere at St. Sebastian’s Cemetery in Salzburg, Austria. An unsettling depiction of an emaciated death holding an hourglass evokes the sense of memento mori: Remember that you too... »

Catacombs, Crypts, & Cemeteries | Edited by wythe and re_nakaba