Großes Festspielhaus
The Großes Festspielhaus, in its current form, was designed by architect Clemens Holzmeister in 1956 for the Salzburg Festival in Austria. It was inaugurated on 26 July 1960 with a performance of Richard Strauss' Der Rosenkavalier conducted by Herbert von Karajan, who also worked with Holzmeister on aspects of the building's design.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Theatre building
- Description: opera house in Salzburg, part of the Festspielhaus theatre complex
- Wheelchair access: yes
Notable Places in the Area
Fortress Hohensalzburg
Castle
Photo: Bwag, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hohensalzburg Fortress is a large medieval fortress in the city of Salzburg, Austria. Fortress Hohensalzburg is situated 640 metres southeast of Großes Festspielhaus.
Mozart's birthplace
Museum
Photo: AStiasny, CC BY-SA 3.0 at.
Mozart's birthplace is the birthplace of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at No. Mozart's birthplace is situated 220 metres northeast of Großes Festspielhaus.
Localities in the Area
Freilassing
Town
Photo: Flodur63, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Freilassing, until 1923 Salzburghofen is a town of some 16,000 inhabitants in the southeastern corner of Bavaria, Germany. Freilassing is situated 6 km northwest of Großes Festspielhaus.
Fürstenbrunn
Village
Photo: GeorgLobendanz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fürstenbrunn is a village situated 7 km southwest of Großes Festspielhaus.
Großes Festspielhaus
- Categories: opera house, building, tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.79873° or 47° 47' 55" northLongitude
13.04116° or 13° 2' 28" eastElevation
461 metres (1,512 feet)Open Location Code
8FVMQ2XR+FFOpenStreetMap ID
way 64132509OpenStreetMap Feature
amenity=theatreOpenStreetMap Feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap Attribute
wheelchair=yesGeoNames ID
6956623Wikidata ID
Q669768Großes Festspielhaus Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Chinese: 大节日剧院
- Chinese: 节日大剧院
- Dutch: Großes Festspielhaus
- Egyptian Arabic: جروسيس فيستسپيلهاوس
- English: Large Festival House
- French: Grand palais des festivals de Salzbourg
- German: Grosses Festspielhaus
- German: Großes Festspielhaus
- German: Hofmarstall-Kaserne
- German: Hofstall-Kaserne
- German: Hofstallkaserne
- Greek: Μέγαρο του Φεστιβάλ του Σάλτσμπουργκ
- Hebrew: פסטשפילהאוז
- Italian: Großes Festspielhaus
- Japanese: ザルツブルク祝祭大劇場
- Japanese: 祝祭大劇場
- Slovenian: Festivalska dvorana, Salzburg
- Spanish: Großes Festspielhaus de Salzburgo
Localities in the Area
- MonchsbergLocality
- Lodronsche Geschützbastei KatzeLocality
- Quartier RiedenburgNeighbourhood
- KrauthügelLocality
- RiedenburgSuburb
Places in the Area
- UNI:VERSUMCoffeehouse
- Paris Lodron Universität Theologische FakultätUniversity building
- Schiller StatueWork of art
- Kartenbüro FestspieleTicket shop
- Paris Lodron Universität Salzburg Katholisch-Theologische FakultätUniversity building
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About Mapcarta. Thanks to Mapbox for providing amazing maps. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, excluding photos, directions and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipdia page Großes Festspielhaus. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.