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98 Heiligenkreuzerhof G3

99 J&L Lobmeyr Vienna E6

100 Loden-Plankl C4

101 Manner E4

Meinl am Graben (see 57)

102 Österreichische Werkstätten E5

103 Rathausplatz A3

104 Steffl E5

105 Unger und Klein E2

106 Wein & Co E4

107 Woka E5

Stephansdom
MAP GOOGLE MAP

CHURCH

(St Stephan's Cathedral; www.stephanskirche.at ; 01, Stephansplatz; 6am-10pm Mon-Sat, from 7am Sun, main
nave & Domschatz audio tours 9-11.30am & 1-5.30pm Mon-Sat, 1-5.30pm Sun; Stephansplatz) Vienna's
Gothic masterpiece Stephansdom, or Steffl (Little Stephan) as it's locally called, symbol-
ises Vienna like no other building. A church has stood on this site since the 12th century,
and today reminders of this are the Romanesque Riesentor (Giant Gate) and Heidentürme . From
1359 Stephansdom began receiving its magnificent Gothic makeover, laying the founda-
tions for today's cathedral. One section is dedicated to highlights of the Domschatz MAP
GOOGLE MAP (Cathedral Treasures; www.stephanskirche.at ; 01, Stephansplatz; adult/child €4/1.50; 10am-6pm
Mon-Sat; Stephansplatz) , an exhibition called Der Domschatz kehrt zurück, which is loc-
ated here until the Dom- & Diözesanmuseum undergoes restoration.
From the outside of the cathedral, the first thing that will strike you is the glorious tiled
roof, with its dazzling row of chevrons on one end and the Austrian eagle on the other; a
good perspective of this is from the northeast of Stephansplatz. Inside the cathedral, the
magnificent Gothic stone pulpit takes pride of place in the main nave, fashioned in 1515
with handrailing adorned with salamanders and toads fighting an eternal battle of good
versus evil up and down its length. The baroque high altar , at the very far end of the main
nave, shows the stoning of St Stephen. The chancel to its left has the winged Wiener
Neustadt altarpiece , dating from 1447; the right chancel has the Renaissance red-marble tomb