St. Stephen's Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church in Vienna, Austria, and the mother church of the Archdiocese of Vienna. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Vienna, Josef Grünwidl.
Wien Stephansdom
Watercolor by Jakob Alt, 1847
South tower and the shorter north tower, along with the roof tiles mosaic.
Romanesque Towers on the west front, with the Giant's Door
Stephansplatz, Vienna
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The Stephansplatz is a square at the geographical centre of Vienna, Austria. It is named after its most prominent building, the Stephansdom, Vienna's cathedral and one of the tallest churches in the w
St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna
…of Vienna. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Vienna, Josef Grünwidl. The current Romanesque and Gothic form of the cathedral, seen today in the Stephansplatz, was largely initiated by Duke Rudolf IV (1339–1365) and stands on the ruins of two earlier churches, the first a parish church consecrated in 1147…
Stock-im-Eisen-Platz c. 1895, showing the row of buildings that used to separate Stephansplatz from Stock-im-Eisen-Platz