Cathedral, Cloister and Parish Church

The Cathedral Originally an Ottonian building  with Romanesque restructuring of the nave and aisles around 1200, of the crypt, the 3 apses and the 2 towers of the fa?ade. The new baroque building from 1745-1754 with frescoes by Paul Troger and the high altar by Theodor Benedetti. Classical entrance hall by Jakob Pirchstaller around 1783. Daily guided tours from Monday to Saturday at 10.30 and 15.00 (closed from 12.00 to 15.00) The Cloister Splendid Romanesque building with vaults of the 14th century and magnificent frescoes either of the 14th or of the 15th century, which show the development of medieval art. A first-class sight (closed from 12.00 to 15.00). The Parish Church St. Michael Romanesque St. Michael’s church of the 11th century, Gothic choir loft and the „Weißer Turm“ (White Tower, 72 m) dating from the 15th century, hall church of the late Gothic around 1500, after 1750 redesigned in a baroque manner with frescoes by Josef Hautzinger, Troger’s apprentice from Vienna, altars of the Baroque, Classicism and Romanticism. Famous sculpture of Simon, the „Kreuzträger“. The 72 m high Gothic tower of the St. Michael parish church is as well as the double towers of the cathedral the landmark of the city of Brixen. Due to its clear, bricked tower-roof, it is called the “White Tower”. The actual shape dates back to the year 1459. Typical also the four bay-windows, behind which the “Stube” of the fire guard was located up to the Second World War.