ÖZKD LXXVII Heft 2, pp. 26-35, 2024/04/23
Der Linzer Mariendom
An urban square along Herrenstrasse and Stifterstrasse was chosen as the construction site for Linz’s Mariendom. The cathedral was built at a time when the surrounding quarter was already heavily developed, so this decision posed many challenges for the planners. The matter of creating a suitable plaza for the cathedral and gaining access to the area became the subject of many a design proposal. The management of the established urban fabric surrounding the sacred building and its historical holdings required a great deal of sensitivity. As natural as the spacious cathedral plaza and the fact that it is possible to walk around the building may seem today, they are in fact the result of a decades-long planning process that only reached its conclusion in the recent past. During the 100th anniversary of the cathedral’s consecration in 2024, the building’s history continues to be written in a forward-looking way with the addition of a new meeting place.