St. Stephen's Cathedral
St. Stephen’s Cathedral (Stephansdom) is the mother faith of the Archdiocese of Vienna and the centre of the Archbishop of Vienna, Christoph Cardinal Schönborn, OP. Its current Romanesque and Gothic form seen today, situated at the heart of Vienna, Austria in the Stephansplatz, was largely initiated by Rudolf IV and stands on the ruins of two earlier churches, the prototypal being a parish faith consecrated in 1147. As the most important churchlike building in Austria’s capital, the cathedral has born witness to some important events in that nation’s story and has embellish one of the city’s most recognizable symbols. Vienna sightseeing tours.
GPS travel destinations: 48° 12′ 29.99″ N, 16° 22′ 22.01″ E
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