Old Cathedral
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.Photo: Haeferl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: cathedral
- Also known as: “Ignatiuskirche”, “Jesuitenkirche”, and “Old Cathedral, Linz”
- Address: Domgasse 3, Linz, 4020
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Trinity Column and Linz Parish Church.
Trinity Column
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Trinity Column is situated 150 metres northwest of Old Cathedral.
Linz Parish Church
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Linz Parish Church is situated 130 metres north of Old Cathedral.
Lentos Museum of Modern Art
Museum
Photo: Otto Normalverbraucher, CC BY-SA 2.0 at.
The Lentos Art Museum is a museum of modern art in Linz, Austria, which opened in May 2003 as the successor to the Neue Galerie der Stadt Linz. The museum was designed by Zurich-based architectural firm Weber & Hofer. Lentos Museum of Modern Art is situated 390 metres north of Old Cathedral.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Altstadtviertel and Makartviertel.
Zaubertal
Neighborhood
Photo: Eichwo, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.
Zaubertal is a neighborhood, which is situated 2½ km west of Old Cathedral.
Old Cathedral
- Categories: cathedral, Jesuit church, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Linz, Upper Austria, Austria, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
48.30508° or 48° 18′ 18″ northLongitude
14.28815° or 14° 17′ 17″ eastInception
1669Open location code
8FWP874Q+27OpenStreetMap ID
way 14039246OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q437807
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Western Frisian—“Old Cathedral” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “舊主教座堂”
- Dutch: “Oude Dom van Linz”
- Egyptian Arabic: “الكاتدرائيه القديمه لينز”
- French: “ancienne cathédrale de Linz”
- French: “Ancienne cathédrale de Linz”
- German: “Alter Dom”
- German: “Jesuitenkirche hl. Ignatius, Alter Dom”
- Indonesian: “Katedral Lama Linz”
- Italian: “cattedrale di Sant’Ignazio”
- Italian: “Cattedrale di Sant’Ignazio”
- Japanese: “旧大聖堂 (リンツ)”
- Polish: “Stara Katedra w Linz”
- Polish: “Stara Katedra w Linzu”
- Spanish: “Antigua catedral de Linz”
- Spanish: “Catedral de San Ignacio”
- Western Frisian: “Alde Dom (Linz)”
- Western Frisian: “Alde Dom”
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