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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.
Photo: 8 October 2017.
Source: Own work.
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Author: C.Stadler/Bwag
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In 1991, the Austrian firm of Rieger rebuilt the Choir Organ. It is a Mechanical Organ, with fifty-six voices and four manuals.[16]
The Kauffmann Organ at the West End was only used for about thirty-five years before falling into disuse. In 2017 - 2020, the Austrian firm of Rieger rebuilt the West End Organ (Riesenorgel) (Giant Organ) using the 1960 facade and some old pipework and this resulted in an Organ of five Manuals with 130 Stops. [17]
The Kauffmann Organ at the West End was only used for about thirty-five years before falling into disuse. In 2017 - 2020, the Austrian firm of Rieger rebuilt the West End Organ (Riesenorgel) (Giant Organ) using the 1960 facade and some old pipework and this resulted in an Organ of five Manuals with 130 Stops. [17]
English: Saint Stephen’s Cathedral, Vienna.
Deutsch: Der Stephansdom, Wien.
Date: Circa 1870.
Source: Zeffiro Ciuffoletti: Das Reich der Habsburger 1848-1918 - Photographien aus der österreichisch-ungarischen Monarchie, Verlag Christian Brandstätter, Dezember 2001, ISBN 3-85498-163-5
Author: Michael Frankenstein (1843–1918).
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The Choir Organ has its own Console but there is a separate Console, built 2017 - 2020 and comprising five Manuals with 185 Stops, from which the Riesenorgel and Choir Organ can be played at the same time.[18]
In addition to the Riesenorgel and Choir Organ, the Cathedral also has three smaller instruments.[19]
English: View over Naschmarkt and the
Elisabeth Bridge to Saint Stephen’s Cathedral.
Deutsch: Blick vom Naschmarkt in Wien
über die Elisabethbrücke zum Stephansdom.
Photo: 1872.
Source: Franz Hubmann: Das k. & k. Photoalbum -
Ein Bilderreigen aus den Tagen der Donaumonarchie, Ueberreuter, Wien 1991, ISBN 3-8000-3389-5, p.144
Author: Wilhelm J. Burger (1844–1920).
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Preservation and repair of the fabric of the Mediæval Cathedral has been a continuous process at Saint Stephen’s Cathedral since its original construction in 1147.
The porous limestone is subject to weathering, but coating it with a sealer-like silicone would simply trap moisture inside the stone and cause it to crack faster when the water freezes.
The permanent “Dombauhütte” (Construction Department) uses the latest scientific techniques (including laser cleaning of delicate features on stonework), and is investigating a process that would impregnate the cavities within the stone with something that would keep water from having a place to infiltrate.
The most visible current repair project is a multi-year renovation of the tall South Tower, for which scaffolding has been installed.
The most visible current repair project is a multi-year renovation of the tall South Tower, for which scaffolding has been installed.
English: Jamb detail of the Riesentor
(“Giant’s Door”), Saint Stephen’s Cathedral, Vienna.
Deutsch: Gewände des spätromanischen
Riesentores des Wiener Stephansdomes, Wien.
Photo: 27 March 2013.
Source: Own work.
Author: Uoaei1.
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