Cathedral And Metropolitan Church Of Saint Stephen And All Saints, Vienna, Austria. (Part Two).

English: 

Cathedral and Metropolitan Church of 

Saint Stephen and All Saints, Vienna, Austria.

Deutsch: 

Dom-und-Metropolitankirche zu 

Sankt Stephan und allen Heiligen, 

Wien, Österreich.

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Founded in 1137, following the Treaty of Mautern, the partially-constructed Romanesque Church was Solemnly Dedicated in 1147 to Saint Stephen, in the presence of Conrad III of Germany, King of the Romans in The Holy Roman Empire, Bishop Otto of Freising, and other German nobles who were about to embark on The Second Crusade.[2]

Although the first structure was completed in 1160,[3] major reconstruction and expansion lasted until 1511, and repair and restoration projects continue to the present day.

Dormer window in the mosaic-tiled roof,

Saint Stephen’s Cathedral (Stephansdom),

Vienna, Austria.

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From 1230 to 1245, the initial Romanesque structure was extended Westward; the present-day West Wall and Romanesque Towers date from this period. 

In 1258, a great fire destroyed much of the original building, and a larger replacement structure, also Romanesque in style and reusing the two Towers, was constructed over the ruins of the old Church and Consecrated on 23 April 1263. 

The anniversary of the second Consecration is Commemorated each year by a rare ringing of the Pummerin Bell for three minutes in the evening.

In 1304, King Albert I ordered a Gothic Three-Nave-Choir to be constructed East of the Church, wide enough to meet the tips of the old Transepts. 

Under his son Duke Albert II, work continued on the Albertine Choir, which was Consecrated in 1340 on the seventy-seventh anniversary of the previous Consecration. 

The Middle Nave is largely dedicated to Saint Stephen and All Saints, while the North Nave and South Nave, are dedicated to Saint Mary and The Apostles, respectively. 

English: Tomb of Emperor Frederick III,

Vienna Cathedral.

Deutsch: Das Grabmal Kaiser Friedrichs III. im Chor (Apostelchor) des rechten Seitenschiffes des Stephansdoms 

in der österreichischen Bundeshauptstadt Wien.

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