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St Stephen’s Cathedral, Vienna, with its tall Gothic south tower and patterned tile roof.
From the west. Photo: C.Stadler/Bwag, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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St Stephen’s Cathedral, Vienna

The mother church of the Archdiocese of Vienna, with its multicoloured tiled roof; its Gothic form was begun under Duke Rudolf IV.

Location
Vienna, Austria
Building
Cathedral (archdiocesan see)
Tradition
Roman Catholic
Religious use
In use as the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Vienna.
Official website
St Stephen’s Cathedral, Vienna

Map Building location: Apple Maps · Google Maps — the building, not a confirmed visitor entrance.

The most important religious building in Vienna, St Stephen’s has witnessed many events in Habsburg and Austrian history and is one of the city’s best-known symbols.

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Each paragraph says whether it is documented history, a tradition handed down, or disputed.

  • Documented

    It stands on the remains of two earlier churches, the first a parish church consecrated in 1147. Its present Romanesque and Gothic form was largely initiated by Duke Rudolf IV (1339–1365).

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  • Reference work · Read in a build session

    St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna — Wikipedia (English)

    Read on 28 Oct 2026 at revision 1373518787, fetched by the research workflow (research/fetched/places/st-stephens-cathedral-vienna/wikipedia.txt). A general reference work, not a scholarly source; the statements here were checked against it.

  • Reference work · Read in a build session

    Wikidata item Q5943 (St. Stephen's Cathedral) — Wikidata

    Read on 28 Oct 2026: instance of, religion, diocese, coordinates and official website.