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17. Rock Riding School (Felsenreitschule)
For the construction of the cathedral, rocks were cut out from the Mönchsberg. In 1693, Prince Archbishop Johann Ernst von Thun decided to use this cavity in the mountain and had a riding school built, in which tournaments were held. Today the Rock Riding School is a theatre and one of the venues situated in the Festival District.The real Trapp family sang here at a choral competition in 1935. In the motion picture, Christopher Plummer sang "Edelweiss" in the Rock Riding School , while their escape was being organized behind the scenes.