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 Rudolf IV of Austria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
With the Bishops of Passau having excellent connections to the Pope, the project to establish a bishopric in Vienna was bound to fail.
Instead, Rudolf resorted to something which could be considered imposture: He initatiated the creation of a Metropolitan Chapter at the Cathedral of Saint Stephan (which, according to the name, should be assinged to a bishop), whose members wore red garment as cardinals do.
The extension of the Cathedral of Saint Stephan itself was no bluff, with the construction of its gothic nave being started under Rudolf's rule.
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 Stephansdom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Stephansdom (Cathedral of Saint Stephen), in Vienna, Austria, is seat of that city's Roman Catholic Archbishop.
The largest bell is called "Pummerin" and hangs in the north tower; it is the largest in Austria and the second largest in Europe.
The cathedral is 107 meters (351 feet) long and 34 meters (111.5 feet) wide.
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 List of cathedrals - LearnThis.Info Enclyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
This is a list of cathedrals around the world, including both actual cathedrals (seats of bishops in episcopal denominations, such as Catholicism, Anglicanism, and Orthodoxy) and a few prominent churches from non-episcopal denominations that have the word "cathedral" in their names.
Cathedral of Saint Stephan, in Vienna (Roman Catholic)
Cathedral of the Divine Saviour, in Ostrava (Roman Catholic)
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 Stephansdom   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Saint Stephen´s Cathedral (St. Stephan, Stephansdom), cathedral and metropolitan church dedicated to St. Stephen, seat of the Archbishop (Cardinal) of Vienna, one of the most important high and late Gothic buildings in Central Europe, monumental example of a southern German/Austrian staggered church, landmark of Vienna.
Characteristic are the lateral position of the towers, the integration of the Romanesque western façade, the high-Gothic hall choir and the impressive steeply pitched roof covered with a decorative pattern in glazed tiles.
Vienna was finally granted the status of a diocese in 1469 and St. Stephen's became a cathedral; metropolitan church of the archdiocese since 1723.
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 Encyclopedia: Gothic style   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Gothic cathedrals could be highly decorated with statues on the outside and painting on the inside.
The Gothic cathedral was supposed to be a microcosm representing the world, and each architectural concept, mainly the loftiness and huge dimensions of the structure, were intended to pass a theological message: the great glory of God versus the smallness and insignificance of the mortal being.
In England, some discrete Gothic details appeared on new construction at Oxford and Cambridge in the late 17th century, and at the archbishop of Canterbury's residence Lambeth Palace, a Gothic hammerbeam roof was built in 1663 to replace a building that had been sacked during the English Civil War.
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 List of cathedrals   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
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Cathedral of the Divine Saviour,in Ostrava (Roman Catholic)
Cathedral ofChrist the Saviour (Moscow), in Moscow (Orthodox)
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 Gothic architecture   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Gothic architecture is any of the styles of architecture, particularly associated with cathedrals andother churches, in use throughout Europe during the high and late medieval period, from the 12th century onwards.
The Gothic cathedral was supposed to be amicrocosm representing the world, and each architectural concept, mainly the loftiness and huge dimensions of the structure, wereintended to pass a theological message: the great glory of God versus the smallness andinsignificence of the mortal being.
In England, some discrete Gothic details appear on new construction at Oxford and Cambridge in the late 17th century, and atthe archbishop of Canterbury's residence Lambeth Palace, a gothichammerbeam roof was built in 1663 to replace a building that had been sacked during the English Civil War.
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 Gothic architecture - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Because Gothic cathedrals were built over several successive campaigns, one not necessarily following the wishes of previous campaigns, the dominant architectural paradigm changes throughout a particular building.
Neo-Gothic Sacred Heart Cathedral in Newark is the fifth largest cathedral in the United States.
Working alone, Cram took up the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, what he meant to be the largest cathedral and largest Gothic struture in the world, again in French High Gothic.
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 Gothic architecture -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Working alone, Cram took up the (Click link for more info and facts about Cathedral of Saint John the Divine) Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, what he meant to be the largest cathedral and largest Gothic struture in the world, again in French High Gothic.
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 Vienna St Stephens Cathedral   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
SAINT STEPHEN’S CATHEDRAL (STEPHANSDOM) - Right in the exact centre of Vienna, St Stephen’s Cathedral is an impressive sight.
St Stephen’s Cathedral was built during the 14th to 16th Centuries and is massive Gothic Church.
The interior of the St Stephen’s Cathedral is awesome with towering gothic arches and massive support columns.
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 Architecture of Saint Mary's Cathedral - Austin, Texas, United States of America
Saint Patrick's in New York, Saint Stephan's in Vienna, and this smaller cathedral all share the same problem: they are hemmed in by their neighbors.
The age of these holy places is demonstrated by their central location, and the fact that glass and steel towers surround, and loom over them.
A few years later, the name was changed to Saint Mary's of the Immaculate Conception.
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 BAIA MARE
In 1446 the mines and domain of Baia Mare become the property of the Corvin family as a token of gratitude for the bravery shown by Iancu de Hunedoara in his battles against the invading Turks.
Iancu commissioned the Saint Stephan cathedral whose Stephan Tower remains a landmark of the city to this date.
The Saint Trinity church was built at a later stage in 1717-1720.
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 GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE FACTS AND INFORMATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
In Northern Germany, Scandinavia and northern Poland, in areas where native stone was unavailable, simplified provincial gothic churches were built of brick.
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 Heaven over Vienna
Finally, tourists who are confronted with the anachronsitic, misplaced monoliths search for the meaning and history of the towers in guidebooks without any effect.
There is Saint Stephan´s Cathedral and the Lipizzaner and the Riesenrad and fin-de-siècle buildings and fragile stucco and bombastic "Ringstraßenarchitecture" and Sachertorte and Fiaker.
The naked, dark grey concrete of the flak towers balks at Vienna´s picturesque facade culture.
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 Vienna in the Spring   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The view above is from the north east side of the cathedral.
Here is a shot of the enormous spire which towers over the rest of the old portion of Vienna.
In Stephans Platz we came across this diminuative opera singer.
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 Stephansdom :: Stephansplatz, Vienna, Vienna, Austria :: Glass Steel and Stone
Because that's as close as they could get to 107.2, which is the length of the cathedral in meters.
It is believed to be pointing to the location where the sun rose on the morning of 26 December, 1137.
>1263 - Bishop Otto of Passau consecrates the cathedral.
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 Cathedral of Saint Stephan from LiveJournal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
They have this huge bone hanging in front of the cathedral they say is from the dragon.
* * * Marie stood in the center of the Saint Stephan's Square in Vienna.
The Rev. Stephan Otto Horn, another former student from Regensburg, recalled that one of the seminar participants once objected strenuously to remarks Horn had made about Christians in Germany during the Nazi period...
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 Eugene of Savoy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Late in his life he engaged in one last war, the War of the Polish Succession.
He died in Vienna in 1736, and is buried in a chapel of honor in the Cathedral of Saint Stephan there.
The World War II German warship Prinz Eugen was named after Eugene of Savoy.
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 LIST OF CATHEDRALS
Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, in Kaliningrad (Orthodox)
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St. Raphael's Cathedral, in Dubuque, Iowa (Roman Catholic)
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 Hartmann Schedel: A chronicleof the world   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The confluence of the rivers Danube, Inn and Ilz and the thereby existing longish formed shape of the town is described exactly - the bridges of Passau are mentioned in addition to that.
Schedel exposes furthermore that the construction of the cathedral of Saint Stephan isn’t finished during his time of writing.
He also outlined that he knew the interiors of the two episcopal castles (today termed the "Oberhaus" and the "Niederhaus") in Passau.
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 Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Frederick died in a failed attempt to have his left leg amputated.
His grave in the Cathedral of Saint Stephan in Vienna, built by Niclaes Gerhaert van Leyden, is one of the most important works of plastic art of the late middle ages.
For the last ten years of Frederick's life, he and Maximilian ruled jointly.
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 Welcome to Albanian Web Site CE-04   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Illyria was founded as an autochthonous ethnos deriving from the ancient population which may be identified with Pelasgians who came over from the Balkans peninsula by the end of neolithic period and the beginning of Bronze Era (end of 3rd millenium B.C.) and united with the Indo-european population.
From this period are preserved monuments included in the Byzantine and roman-gothic architecture Some of those are the churches of Shirgh, cathedral of Saint Stephan in Shkoder, Cape Rodon Church.
The ancient Byzantine culture in Albania dates from 5-6thcenturies A.D. It was accompanied by spreading of christianitywhich caused a good part of the Illyrian cities transform intobishopric centers.
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 List of cathedrals - InfoSearchPoint.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Cathedral of the Holy Name, in Chicago, Illinois (Roman Catholic)
Cathedral of Our Merciful Saviour, in Faribault, Minnesota (Episcopal)
Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace, in Honolulu, Hawaii (Roman Catholic)
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 Astoria Hotel, Vienna, Austria Accommodations - Hotel Details Information and Reservations with HotelBook.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
In just a few minutes you can walk to St. Stephan’s Cathedral, the State Opera, the Imperial Palace, the Spanish Riding School and the most important museums and historical buildings in Vienna.
The Hotel Astoria offers the best location in the historic center of the city, situated within walking distance of the famous St. Stephan's cathedral and the Kaerntner Strasse.
The State Opera House, the Spanish riding School, the Imperial Palace and many other points of interest are within walking distance.
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