Must-SeeSt. Stephen's Cathedral
Vienna's Gothic cathedral, with a patterned tiled roof, a soaring south tower and catacombs beneath.
- Open
- Every day
- Price
- Free to enter; paid for the towers, the catacombs and the full nave
- Time Needed
- 1 hour
- Address
- Stephansplatz 3, 1010 ViennaDirections
- Getting There
- Stephansplatz station (U1 and U3).
Why Go
The cathedral's roof of 230,000 glazed tiles shows the double-headed eagle of the Habsburgs. Its south tower, 136 meters tall, has 343 steps to a lookout, and a lift rises in the north tower to the great bell, the Pummerin.
Guided tours go down into the catacombs, where Habsburg organs are kept in urns.
Tips
- Shoulders and knees should be covered.
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