The history of St. Stephen"s reaches all the way back to the year 1137 when the building began at that time outside the city walls to the present day. The cathedral is a tourist magnet of the first rank. But, alongside its cultural significance, St. Stephen"s is of course a church, in which 7 10 masses are celebrated daily. The tour takes you around both the outside of the cathedral - with details that will surely impress you - and around the inside of this imposing construction.
Its also well-worth visiting the catacombs below the cathedral, taking the lift up the North Tower where the famous Pummerin is hanging, or climbing the 343 steps up to the top of the 137m-high South Tower.

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