Sights in Linz
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Lentos Kunstmuseum
The gleaming Lentos Kunstmuseum stops you dead in your tracks. Defined by razor-sharp lines, this glass-and-steel landmark was designed by Zurich architects Weber & Hofer, who decided to leave a large gap in the base of its rectangular shape. The gallery showcases a world-class collection of contemporary art, including works by Warhol, Schiele, Klimt and Kokoschka, which is complemented by rotating exhibitions.
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Ars Electronica Center
On the opposite side of the Danube is the Ars Electronica Center, where virtually anything is possible –from diving to the depths of the Danube to flying high above Linz. This temple of interactive wizardry is devoted to the evolving world of technology (the lift projects graphics and a remote-controlled robotic arm tends to the entrance-hall flower garden).
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Alter Dom (13)
Nip down Domgasse to admire the 17th-century Alter Dom (13), where Anton Bruckner served as church organist. Step inside to admire the interior – the architectural equivalent of a wedding cake, with its theatrical pink marble altar and lavish white stuccowork. Bearing left on Domgasse brings you back to the Hauptplatz.
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Landesgalerie
Housed in a sumptuous 19th-century building, the Landesgalerie exhibits 20th-century paintings, photography and installations that bear some relation to Upper Austria. Alongside masterpieces by Dürer and Kokoschka, you’ll find a peerless collection of fantastical works by the Austrian expressionist Alfred Kubin.
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Pöstlingbergbahn
It’s a gentle hike to the top or a precipitous 15-minute ride aboard the narrow-gauge Pöstlingbergbahn. This gondola features in the Guinness Book of Records as the world’s steepest mountain railway – quite some feat for such a low-lying city!
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Grottenbahn
At the summit of Pöstlingberg is the turn-of-the-century Grottenbahn, where families – and anyone that loves a bit of cult kitsch – can board the dragon train to trundle past gnomes, glittering stalactites and scenes from Grimms’ fairytales.
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Donaupark
Next to Lentos onto the southern bank of the Danube is the Donaupark, the city's green escape vault. Modern sculptures rise above the bushes in the well-tended gardens, which are a magnet to walkers, joggers, skaters, picnickers and city workers seeking fresh air in summer.
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Botanischer Garten
Rest beside the rhododendrons and orchids in Linz’s botanical garden. This peaceful pocket of greenery south of the centre nurtures 10,000 species, from native alpine plants to tropical palms and one of Europe’s largest cacti collections.
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Linz-Genesis
Opposite the Dreifaltigkeitssäule in the Hauptplatz is the Altes Rathaus (3) housing Linz-Genesis, unravelling the city’s history and celebrating famous sons such as Johannes Kepler and Anton Bruckner.
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Dreifaltigkeitssäule
Admire the pastel-coloured baroque houses framing the Hauptplatz square and its centrepiece, the Dreifaltigkeitssäule, a striking 20m pillar of Salzburg marble carved in 1723 to commemorate the town's deliverance from war, fire and plague.
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Neue Dom
The Neue Dom, a neo-Gothic giant with a riot of skinny spires and fabulous stained glass windows depicts Linz's history. The cathedral's height was apparently restricted to 134m, so as not to outshine Stephansdom in Vienna.
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Minoritenkirche
Turning into Klosterstrasse, you'll spy the sleek grey-and-white façade of the 13th-century Minoritenkirche, famed for its rococo stuccowork and frescoes (the brushwork of Bartlomeo Altomonte).
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Mozarthaus
Appreciate the Renaissance architecture of Mozarthaus where Amadeus composed the Linzer Sinfonie in 1783, before soaking up the ambience in the Altstadt's maze of cobbled streets.
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Pöstlingberg
Linz spreads out beneath you atop Pöstlingberg, which affords bird's-eye views over the city and the snaking Danube. It's a gentle hike to the top of the 537m mountain.
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Ursulinenkirche
The city's main artery, Landstrasse, is dominated by the twin onion-domed towers of former nunnery Ursulinenkirche.
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Schlossmuseum
Time permitting, pop into the Schlossmuseum to glimpse a fine collection of Gothic art.
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