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Ebelsberg Castle is located in the south of Linz. Due to its elevated position on the Schiltenberg, the castle can be seen from far above the city. The quadrangular, two-storey complex around a trapezoidal inner courtyard with its now smooth fronts no longer gives much indication of the former late medieval luxury of the Passau bishop's seat.
Ebelsberg Castle gained military-historical significance during the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon himself had pointed out the strategic location of Ebelsberg. In the course of the 'Battle of Ebelsberg' on May 3, 1809, a fierce battle developed around the castle, which, like the market, went up in flames.
The battle of Ebelsberg is depicted in three dioramas. The Military History Collection in the Ebelsberg Castle provides a survey of the development of small firearms and handguns from the 18th century to the present. The collection focuses on the weapons and arming of the armies at war in World War I. There is also an extensive and informative exhibition of items from the navy of the Austro-Hungarian Empire including numerous model ships recalling this era.
Visby Cathedral (also known as St. Mary’s Church) is the only survived medieval church in Visby. It was originally built for German merchants and inaugurated in 1225. Around the year 1350 the church was enlarged and converted into a basilica. The two-storey magazine was also added then above the nave as a warehouse for merchants.
Following the Reformation, the church was transformed into a parish church for the town of Visby. All other churches were abandoned. Shortly after the Reformation, in 1572, Gotland was made into its own Diocese, and the church designated its cathedral.
There is not much left of the original interior. The font is made of local red marble in the 13th century. The pulpit was made in Lübeck in 1684. There are 400 graves under the church floor.