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Stephansdom High Altar  
   

Stephansdom High Altar

Stephansdom - St. Stephen's Cathedral. High Altar. The High Altar, built in 1641-1647, represents the stoning of St. Stephen. It is framed by figures of patron saints from the surrounding areas – Saints Leopold, Florian, Sebastian, and Rochus. Historic Centre of Vienna UNESCO World Heritage site. "In the Hauptchor (centre-choir) is the high-altar of black marble by Hans Bock, with an altar-piece of the Stoning of St. Stephen, by Tobias Bock..."--Baedeker 1909 P1260112
Vienna Day 1

September 30th 2011
We left Budapest at 8:00 a.m. for Vienna. The coach followed the M1 motorway through Hungary and then picked up the A4 in Austria. The drive took us through the Little Hungarian Plain, an area of rolling countryside south of the Danube in Western Hungary. After a rest stop midway, we reached Vienna at about 11:20 a.m. There was a break or lunch on our own before meeting for a walking tour of centr ... read more
Europe » Austria » Vienna

Austrian Flag Once the center of power for the large Austro-Hungarian Empire, Austria was reduced to a small republic after its defeat in World War I. Following annexation by Nazi Germany in 1938 and subsequent occupation by the victorious Allies in 1945, Austria'... ... read more
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