Just couldn't resist of taking pics of these colourful flowers next to Stephensdom at Stephansplatz - the famous square in Vienna.
Stephensdom, St Stephans Cathedral in the heart of the Innere Stadt is Vienna's principal landmark.
The roof tiles form a mosaic of the double-headed eagle that is symbolic of the empire ruled from Vienna by the Habsburg dynasty.
There are 18 altars in the main part of the church, and more in the various chapels.
View of Vienna from the bell tower.
The weather was cloudy but very hot!
The glory of St. Stephen's Cathedral is its ornately patterned, richly coloured roof, 111 meters long,
and covered by 230,000 glazed tiles.
Its current Romanesque and Gothic form seen today was largely initiated by Rudolf IV and
stands on the ruins of two earlier churches, the first being a parish church consecrated in 1147.
So many interesting details!
Somebody has a nice rooftop terrace!
Coats of arms of Austria and on the right side coats of arms of Vienna made of mosaic tiles.
St. Stephen's Cathedral has 23 bells in total. The largest is officially named for St. Mary,
but usually called Pummerin ("Boomer") and hangs in the north tower. It wieghts 20,130kg!!!
The composer Ludwig van Beethoven discovered the totality of his deafness when he saw birds flying out of the bell tower as a result of the bells' tolling but could not hear the bells.
St Stephans Cathedral is next to the modern silverish Haas Haus where the hotel Do&Co is located.
Behind the Cathedral there is a shop selling shoes by Miu Miu, Prada, Tods...
...and there is also a nice flower shop!
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