St. Stephen's Cathedral
St. Stephen's Cathedral (more commonly known by its German title:
Stephansdom) is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of
Vienna and the seat of the Archbishop of Vienna, Christoph Cardinal
Schönborn, OP. 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. 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.
Photo 52, 1985
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