Salzburg continued
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My latest Europe trip | Posted:
Mon Oct 17, 2005 3:57 pm
Another important point about Salzburg is that it is where the Sound of Music was filmed. Here are a few pics of some of the movie locations. Made in 1965, it is still one of the most loved musicals ever made.
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See if you can guess what part of the movie they appear)
1.
Salzburg Cathedral with the Salzburg town square in the foreground. This is the headquarters of the Nazis in the movie. In the movie the swastika flag was on the R.H. side of the cathedral and the germans marched across the square.
2.
Leopoldskron Castle. The residence of the Von Trapp family. The castle can be spotted in the beginning of the film, during the aerial view of the Salzburg.
Leopoldskron Castle was one of the most important locations for the film: The rear view was used for the Trap Family home. The family drank lemonade with the baroness on the terrace. Maria and the baron dance on the balcony during the ball scene, and the children fell into the adjacent lake. The Venetian room from the castle was copied and used as the ballroom for the interior shootings which were done in the studios.
3.
Nonnberg Abbey is the oldest female convent north of the Alps. It has been in continual existence since it was founded in the year 714 A.D.
In the course of its history, the abbey was destroyed by fire several times, but it was always rebuilt by the rulers of the city and the church. Today's building was erected in the early 16th century. The wooden gothic altar by the sculptor Veit Stoss is especially worth seeing . It is located in the St. John's Chapel near the gate.
4.
This is the field used in the closing scenes as they escape to Switzerland (
although after 40 years it does look a little different)
Actually, the mountain that they escape over and allegedly flee to Switzerland (
below) does not go to Switzerland. That is about 100 miles away!
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