Linz - Church of St Ignatius

(Local Name: Ignatiuskirche) Nearby the Parish Church of Mariä Himmelfahrt in Linz, to the south, is the twin-towered Jesuit church of St Ignatius (Ignatiuskirche), until 1909 the Cathedral (Alter Dom, Old Cathedral), an aiseless church richly decorated by Italian artists (1669-78). The organ, on which Bruckner played, has become known as the "Bruckner Organ". The high altar dates from 1683 and the pulpit from 1678. Note also the richly carved choir stalls (1633), depicting grotesque human and animal figures and strange dwarfs.