Thursday, October 27, 2022

St. Ruprecht Church

It was supposed to be a day off, but, in order to get some steps, we walked up-river to St. Ruprecht's, said to be the oldest church in Vienna. As the church history says, it was damaged when a bomb hit the nearby Gestapo headquarters, but the oldest windows, stored in a depot, survived. They date from the early 14th century. Vienna was still but a town then, not the imperial capital.





Really old door

Helpful church history

Operative piece on the windows

Chancel and 14th century windows

Off the church's website
Contemporary windows


14th century pews built to last