St Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna
St. Stephen's Cathedral (German: Stephansdom) is found in Vienna, Austria. It has a clear Romanesque and Gothic form. The large place before it is called Stephansplatz (St. Stephen's place). It lies in the center of Vienna.
| St. Stephen's Cathedral | |
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German: Stephansdom | |
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| Coordinates: 48°12′31″N 16°22′23″E / 48.2085°N 16.373°E | |
| Location | Vienna |
| Country | Austria |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | www www |
| History | |
| Status | Cathedral (also parish church) |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Style | Romanesque, Gothic |
| Groundbreaking | 1137 |
| Completed | 1160 |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 107 metres (351 ft) |
| Width | 70 metres (230 ft) |
| Nave width | 38.9 metres (128 ft) |
| Height | 136.7 metres (448 ft) |
| Number of spires | 2 main |
| Spire height | North: 68.3 metres (224 ft) South: 136.44 metres (447.6 ft) |
| Bells | 23 |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Vienna |
| Clergy | |
| Archbishop | Christoph Cardinal Schönborn, OP |
| Laity | |
| Director of music | Markus Landerer (Domkapellmeister) |
| Organist(s) | Thomas Dolezal Ernst Wally Konstantin Reymaier |
History
It had the status of Cathedral since 1376. Since 1479 it is the seat of a bishop, since 1723 that of an archbishop. The current archbishop of Vienna is Christoph Schönborn. He holds the office since 1996. The Cathedral is consecrated to Stephanus. Stephanus is believed to be the first Christian martyr.
St Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna Media
Pummerin, Vienna October 26, 2013 7:20 p.m.
Growth of the cathedral, showing the Roman towers and Giant's Door from the burned first church (1137), the Romanesque second church (1263), the Gothic Albertine Choir (1340), and the Duke Rudolf IV additions (1359), which removed the second church, leaving Stephansdom as it appears today.
Watercolor by Jakob Alt, 1847
Romanesque Towers on the west front, with the Giant's Door
South tower and the shorter north tower, along with the roof tiles mosaic.
St. Stephen's Cathedral roof
Window on the Stephansdom roof
Stephansdom Christ with a Toothache, Vienna
This is a photo of public art indexed in a public art catalogue of Vienna (Austria) under the number: 48309 (commons,
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References
Other websites
- Official website of St. Stephen's Cathedral Archived 2005-12-02 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
- About the Bells Archived 2003-03-11 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
