2Churches and chapels

St. Stephen’s Cathedral

Date: 1137
Style: Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture
Protection: Listed objects in Austria
Address: Stephansplatz 1
Official website: stephanskirche.at
Hours and prices: check the official website, they change with the season
On these routes: The heart of the old town

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.

The current Romanesque and Gothic form of the cathedral, seen today in the Stephansplatz, was largely initiated by Duke Rudolf IV and stands on the ruins of two earlier churches, the first a parish church consecrated in 1147. The most important religious building in Vienna, St. Stephen’s Cathedral has borne witness to many important events in Habsburg and Austrian history and has, with its multi-coloured tile roof, become one of the city’s most recognizable symbols. It has 256 stairs from the top to the bottom

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