The bus tour that visited locations from
THE SOUND OF MUSIC (see
Mondsee, Austria) ended at a parking place across Mirabell Castle, a palace that was built in 1606.
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| Mirabell Castle, 8 July 2014 |
In the following years it was rebuild and restored more than once, the current building dates from 1818. The gardens were created at the beginning of the eighteenth century and have geometrical shapes. The statues, including the Pegasus fountain, represent figures from Greek mythology. In the movie several parts of the gardens can been during the song ‘Do re mi’.
The entrance is free which makes it almost impossible to make a photograph without tourists walking into the frame.
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| Pegasus fountain, Mirabell gardens, Salzburg, 8 July 2014 |
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| Mirabell gardens, Salzburg, 8 July 2014 |
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| Mirabell gardens, Salzburg, 8 July 2014 |
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| Mirabell gardens, Salzburg, 8 July 2014 |
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| Mirabell gardens, Salzburg, 8 July 2014 |
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| Mirabell gardens, Salzburg, 8 July 2014 |
The river Salzach runs between the Mirabell gardens and the old city and can be crossed with the Mozart footbridge. In the movie the bridge, operative since 1903, can be seen during the song ‘My favorite things’.
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| Mozartbridge, Salzburg, 8 July 2014 |
The Mozartbridge offers a view on the Nonnberg Abbey that is situated above the other buildings. This is the abbey where the real Maria stayed and she was married here in 1927. The producers of the movie were not granted permission to film inside the abbey, they were not even allowed to look inside. Only the entrance and the outside of the church could be filmed and are seen when Maria leaves the abbey and when the children come to see her. The building is still in use as a convent.
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| Nonnberg Abbey, Salzburg, 8 July 2014 |
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| Nonnberg Abbey, Salzburg, 8 July 2014 |
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| Nonnberg Abbey, Salzburg, 8 July 2014 |
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| Nonnberg Abbey, Salzburg, 8 July 2014 |
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| Nonnberg Abbey, Salzburg, 8 July 2014 |
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| Nonnberg Abbey, Salzburg, 8 July 2014 |
On the same day the song ‘I have confidence’ was filmed at the Residenz Square Maria von Trapp and her granddaughter visited the set. At her request they were allowed to participate as extras in the scene when Maria walks from the Dom Square to the Residenz Square with the fountain with the sea horses. They walk behind Julie Andrews but are hardly visible. The square can be seen again at the end of the movie when the nazi’s have taken over the city. Like Mirabell gardens this place is crowded with tourists.
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| Residenz Square, Salzburg, 8 July 2014 |
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| Residenz Square, Salzburg, 8 July 2014 |
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| Residenz Square, Salzburg, 8 July 2014 |
Two locations, both seen during the song ‘My favorite things’, appeared a bit different as compared to the movie. In front of the Salzburg Cathedral was a huge gallery with seats and the Pferdeschwemme was being restored and covered in scaffoldings. This monument at Herbert von Karajan Square once was a pond for horses, today it has statues and a facade with frescos of horses.
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| Cathedral, Salzburg, 8 July 2014 |
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| Pferdeschwemme, Salzburg, 8 July 2014 |
All locations in the old city of Salzburg are within walking distance. Just by accident we ran into the statue of the lion holding a shield. It is situated on top of a building at Max Reinhardt Square and is probably part of the university. It can be seen in the film during the opening sequence with the Kollegien Church in the background.
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| Max Reinhardt Square, Salzburg, 8 July 2014 |
The Max Reinhardt Square is located next to the entrance of Toscanini Court which can be seen briefly twice in the movie, when Herr Zeller (Ben Wright) goes to the Von Trapp family during their rehearsals for the Salzburg Festival and when Rolfe (Daniel Truhitte) hands Liesl the telegram for her father.
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| Toscanini Court, Salzburg, 8 July 2014 |
The ride in the coach during the song ‘Do re mi’ was filmed in the Nonntaler Main Street, near the abbey. The coach passes amongst others the Eberhard Church of which only the stairs can be seen and a tobacco shop that still exists. In the meantime it had started raining heavily and we decided to return to our hotel. The rain would continue until the next morning.
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| Eberhard Church, Nonntaler Main Street, 8 July 2014 |
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| Nonntaler Main Street, 8 July 2014 |
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| Nonntaler Main Street, 8 July 2014 |
The following day, before we left Salzburg, we made a quick stop at Frohnburg Castle, the villa of the Von Trapp family in the movie. The road that leads to it is still unpaved. Since the building was in a state of decline in 1964 it was completely painted especially for the movie. A fence was placed at the entrance and all the trees were trimmed. The villa belongs to the Mozarteum University and at their request is not part of the bus tour because busses full of tourists would certainly disturb the music lessons. We only took photos from the street, even though there was no one present.
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| Road to Frohnburg Castle, Salzburg, 9 July 2014 |
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| Entrance Frohnburg Castle, Salzburg, 9 July 2014 |
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| Frohnburg Castle, Salzburg, 9 July 2014 |
Screenshots © 20th Century Fox
