St. Stephen's Cathedral

A thigh bone dug up in 1443 convinced Vienna that a giant had helped build its cathedral. Walk around the Steffl and step inside: the doorway where the bone hung, the young duke who forged letters from Julius Caesar to outrank his own father-in-law, the tower where the city's commander watched the siege of 1683, the chapel where Mozart's body was blessed nine years after he married here in tears, the fire of April 1945 and the provinces that paid to rebuild it, and the stone pulpit where a sculptor leans out of a window under the preacher's feet.

What you'll hear

1. 1Giant's DoorStartVienna thought a giant had helped build its cathedral, and hung his thigh bone over the door. It was a mammoth's.
2. 2Singer GateThe man who began the Gothic cathedral forged letters from Julius Caesar and Nero to outrank his own father-in-law.
3. 3South TowerThe cathedral's great bell was cast from the cannon the Ottomans left behind in 1683.
4. 4Crucifix ChapelMozart's father sent his blessing for the wedding, and it arrived the day after.
5. 5The Giant OrganEvery Austrian province paid for a piece of the rebuilding. The floor under your feet came from Lower Austria.
6. 6The PulpitA stone dog guards the top of the pulpit stairs against toads and lizards, and the builder leans out of a window underneath.

What this tour offers

• Self-guided walking tour
• 6 stops, with directions between each
• 16 minutes of narration
• Keeps playing with your phone locked
• Yours to keep, replay anytime
• Earns your Vienna passport stamp

Where you'll be

Stephansplatz 3, 1010 Wien, Austria

Things to know

Questions