Museum in Linz
Also known as Lentos Kunstmuseum Linz
Paid entryThere is an entry charge.
A sleek glass museum on the Danube bank with a strong collection of Klimt, Schiele, and contemporary Austrian art. The building glows in changing colours at night, visible for free from the riverfront.
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One of the largest medieval market squares in Austria. The baroque Trinity Column (Dreifaltigkeitssaeule) at the center is a plague column from 1723. The surrounding facades mix Gothic, Renaissance, and baroque. The Old Cathedral, the Alte Rathaus, and multiple cafe terraces line the square. The tram hub and starting point for exploring the Altstadt.
Linz built the largest church in Austria without any Habsburg backing, purely through decades of public fundraising starting in 1862. The Mariendom, or New Cathedral, is Neo-Gothic, meaning it is a 19th-century revival of the medieval Gothic style characterized by pointed arches, ribbed vaulting, and an emphasis on height.
The Poestlingberg rises 539 meters above Linz on the north bank of the Danube, with the twin-towered pilgrimage church visible from the city below as a constant reference point. The Poestlingbergbahn, running since 1898, is one of the steepest adhesion (non-rack) railways in the world, climbing 255 meters in under 3 kilometers.
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