Stephansdom Vienna Roof

In the run up to christmas the café houses vienna s highest mulled wine booth on its roof terrace.

Stephansdom vienna roof.

Stephen s cathedral more commonly known by its german title. St stephen s cathedral today the cathedral is something of a symbol of vienna with its stunning mosaic roof and the sheer height of its south tower making. Stephansdom roof banner jpg 2 100 300. Towering 38m above the ground and showcasing 230 000 glazed tiles used to form various patterns the st.

You can take a closer look at the coloured tiles of the cathedral s roof from one of the towers. You ll have to climb the south tower on your own 343 stairs or take a lift to the north tower of the stephansdom. 6 1 mb stephansdom wien dach stitched 2009 pd jpg 6 188 4 154. The roof of vienna cathedral is unusually colourful.

Stephansdom is the mother church of the roman catholic archdiocese of vienna and the seat of the archbishop of vienna christoph cardinal schönborn op 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. What is not included is the tower climb which is an additional 5 50. Another magic spot from which to enjoy gorgeous views of the city centre and a good close up of stephansdom is the rooftop bar of boutique hotel lamée. There is a fee to enter but if you have the vienna pass it s included.

Stephansdom towers and roof to discover the beautiful tiled and ornamented roof and for perfect city vistas you can ascend both the tall south tower and the lower north tower. The stephansdom is such a grand and beautiful church. Best rooftop views vienna. Many people agree that the best part of stephansdom is the dazzling roof.

Stephen s cathedral roof is unlike anything you ve ever seen before. The new roof was completed in 1950. Urlunkwill cc by sa 2 5. 342 kb stephansdom wien dach 2009 pd img 6644 jpg 2 848 4 272.

Wander through vienna s historic centre today and among the many impressive architectural sites including the neo gothic rathaus and baroque monuments palaces and churches one architectural wonder stands high above the rest. I must have passed by it at least a dozen times during my stay in vienna yet each time i still couldn t resist snapping a photo. This is because stephansdom roof is made of thousands 230 thousand to be precise glazed tiles of various colours.