9 Sights in Linz, Austria (with Map and Images)

The Musiktheater Linz is a venue of the Landestheater Linz. The building, designed by Terry Pawson, was built between 2008 and 2013 and serves as the theater and opera house of the city of Linz. The official opening of the music theatre, which was opened on 11 April 2013 by Heinz Fischer, took place on 12 April 2013 with the world premiere of the opera Traces of the Lost by Philip Glass, based on the play of the same name by Peter Handke. Political disputes over the location, the announcement of two architectural competitions and the holding of a referendum were the causes of the several years of delays in the start of construction. Since the 2016/17 season, the Musiktheater has been directed by Hermann Schneider together with the Landestheater Linz.

Wikipedia: Musiktheater Linz (DE), Website

The Danube Lands, also known as Danube Park or Lände, is a public park in Linz, located in the city centre between the Nibelungen Bridge and the VOEST Bridge on the southern shore of the Danube. The Danube Land serves as a recreation park and also as a venue for cultural events, such as the Linz Klangwolke and the Linz Festival. In addition, the Danube Lands are considered a popular meeting place for the Linz Youth Culture in summer.

Wikipedia: Donaulände (Linz) (DE)

The Roman Catholic parish church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in the city of Linz in Upper Austria was marked out during the foundation survey of the city expansion in 1207 and built as a single-nave Romanesque church building with nave and choir. Later, a new, larger Gothic choir was built and the tower was added. Today's parish church was expanded into a three-nave in the Baroque period and the choir was enlarged again.

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The Tower Fortification Linz or Maximilian Tower Line was a fortification built in the 1830s. It consisted of a belt of fortification towers around the city of Linz and is also known as the Danube Fortress Linz, the Entrenched Camp of Linz or the Maximilian Fortifications. The towers of the complex are sometimes referred to as the Maximilian Towers.

Wikipedia: Turmbefestigung Linz (DE)

The parish church of Kleinmünchen is located in the Linz district of Kleinmünchen in Upper Austria. The Roman Catholic parish church, dedicated to St. Joseph and St. Quirinus of Siscia, belongs to the deanery of Linz-Süd in the diocese of Linz. The church is a listed building.

Wikipedia: Pfarrkirche Kleinmünchen (DE)

With an area of 3.2 hectares, the Volksgarten is the largest and one of the oldest inner-city parks in Linz, the capital of Upper Austria. It is located in the district of Innere Stadt in the Volksgarten district named after him, between the main train station and Landstraße.

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The Brucknerhaus is a festival and congress centre in Linz, Austria named after the Austrian composer Anton Bruckner. The building was designed by Finnish architects Heikki and Kaija Siren. Its construction took place from 1969 to 1973. It opened on 23 March 1974.

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The founder building built in Linz in 1844, in which Adalbert Stifter lived from 1848 until his death in 1868, now houses the Upper Austrian Literature Museum, the Adalbert Stifter Institute and the Upper Austrian Literature House.

Wikipedia: Stifterhaus (Linz) (DE), Website

The Old Cathedral, also called the Church of Ignatius or the Jesuit Church, is a church in Linz, Austria. It was built between 1669 and 1683 in Baroque style. From 1785 to 1909 it served as cathedral of the Diocese of Linz.

Wikipedia: Old Cathedral, Linz (EN)