Stephansdom
Austria
Stand in the middle of Stephansplatz and tilt your head back, because the south tower demands it. The Viennese simply call it the Steffl, and at 136.4 metres it is the tallest of the cathedral's four towers. What you cannot see is how shallow its footing is: the foundation reaches less than four metres down. When it was finished it was the tallest structure in continental Europe, only slightly smaller than the highest pyramid. Its height became a rule. In the old Austria-Hungary no church was allowed to rise above it, which is why the Mariä-Empfängnis-Dom in Linz was built two metres lower. The whole building runs 109 metres long and 72 metres wide, and you feel both figures as you walk its flanks.
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