West Tower

Stephansdom - St. Stephen's Cathedral. The two 215-foot (65 m) west towers date from 1245 and were incorporated into the present church in 1263. They are known as the Heidentürme. Historic Centre of Vienna UNESCO World Heritage site. "After another fire in 1258 the transepts and a polygonal choir were added, while the nave and facade were heightened. The two towers of the last, called the Heidentürme (210 ft. high), still retain late Romanesque features".--Baedeker P1260132p1

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

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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