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.
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| Really old door |
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| Helpful church history |
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| Operative piece on the windows |
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| Chancel and 14th century windows |
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| Off the church's website |
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| Contemporary windows |
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| 14th century pews built to last |
1 comment:
Lovely church.
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