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Also known as St Stephen's Cathedral, Stephansdom, St Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna

church in Vienna, Austria

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St. Stephen's Cathedral is a large church located in Vienna, Austria, and stands as one of the city's most prominent landmarks. It is notable for its distinctive Gothic architecture and has served as an important religious and cultural site in Vienna for centuries.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
cathedral
Named after
Saint Stephen
Religion
Catholicism
Country
Austria
Located in
Innere Stadt
Dedicated to
Saint Stephen
Official website
stephanskirche.at
Image
Wien - Stephansdom (1).JPG
Height
136.44
Width
34.2
Length
107.2
Patron saint
Saint Stephen
Significant event
conflagration
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architectural style
Gothic architecture
Commons category
St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna
Commons gallery
Stephansdom
time of earliest written record
1137-00-00
inception
1137-00-00
located on street
Stephansplatz
native label
Stephansdom
Christian liturgical rite
Roman Rite
hashtag
Stephansdom
described by source
Wikitólica
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Encyclopedic overview

St. Stephen's Cathedral (German: Stephansdom [ˈʃ͡tɛfansˌdoːm]) 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 (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. It has 256 stairs from the top to the bottom

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “St. Stephen's Cathedral” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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