St. Stephen's Cathedral (Vienna, 2010)

Our next stop, moving around by bus, tram, and subway (we bought a 72 hour Vienna card, good mostly for transportation), was the old town center and St. Stephen's Cathedral. St. Stephen's was damaged in WWII but very faithfully restored. Alas, a mass was going on inside, so we could not wander as freely as we usually do. Well, it was Sunday.

Twin towers, scaffolding

Interior looking to main altar

Subsidiary altar

A ray of light...

Carving on column

South side, big tower, and the tiled roof for which

St. Stephen's is most famous

The big tower

Gargoyle

Another, with tiles

Nick-named "Jesus with a toothache"

More of the main tower and roof

The city's main horse carriage port; note the building of

shops built right up to the cathedral's north side, just like

in Medieval times....