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Uploaded: 07/20/07 5:46 AM GMT
St. Stephan's roof
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TODAY IS CHRIS 40th BIRTHDAY!!! I thought, I post some information about St. Stephen, since not everybody of my friends have read, what I once wrote: St. Stephen's Cathedral defines the city centre and has been the heart of Vienna for centuries. It was built in 1147. For a long time it was uncontested as highest building in Europe measuring almost 137 m. Duke Rudolf IV of Habsburg ordered the complete restructuring of the church in Gothic style. In 1359, he laid the cornerstone of the nave with its two aisles. The cathedral has got two very impressive features: The gigantic roof, and the tall, lean tower (136,7 metres of hight). Inside the Cathedral there are many art treasures like the tomb of Prince Eugene of Savoy (1754), the Altarpiece of Wiener Neustadt, the pulpit by Anton Pilgram (1514-15), the sepulcher of Emperor Frederik III by Niclas Gerhaert (1467-1513), the watchman`s lookout, a self portrait of the sculptor, and the Gothic winged altar. The sound of the 'Pummerin', the cathedrals big bell, is used to celebrate New Year in Austria.

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::JQ
07/20/07 9:25 AM GMT
first happy birthday again to chris!!
and what a wonderful roof and details.. and all those tiny little windows in the roof too, i guess they would give you a great view if you climbed up too look out of them! lovely shot!!
glad you are enjoying the new camera.
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.89037
07/20/07 10:52 AM GMT
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!to Chris!!!!!!!!! wonderful post, Sabine, with AMAZING details and colours! interesting informations ,too! I WISH to you and Chris : ALL THE BEST!! :))
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Adriana....:)
::fogz
07/20/07 12:37 AM GMT
Happy Birthday on this BIG BIRTHDAY Chris!

...this building has an amazing roof and architecture - so fancy! You would not find a building in England like this for sure! nice capture Sabine .........

I hope you two have a great day celebrating!!

Patti
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.dutch_postings
07/20/07 1:11 PM GMT
A big congratulations are in order here Sabine ! and you marked the occasion with a very bright and colerfull image ! Congratulations !
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::djholmes
07/20/07 1:25 PM GMT
That is one amazing roof. I must say I have never seen anything like it. Well captured, Sabine. Make sure the "old man" has a nice day today. ;) My husband's birthday was yesterday.
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::kidder
07/20/07 2:46 PM GMT
Happy BIG "FOUR OH" Chris!! I cant imagine how long it would take just to do the roof on this Cathedral!! Amazing building Sabine; nice capture. C):-)
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::twinkel
07/20/07 9:03 PM GMT
that's a very colorful birthday gift Chris, great shot Sabine
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laughter is the best medicine.
::G8R
07/20/07 10:02 PM GMT
Lovely photo, Sabine! Faved!
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My comments will be hit and miss for the next month or so. I'm preparing to return to the U.S. on 1 Aug and will be on vacation until 20 Aug or so...I will be checking though and I look forward to your great shots! L8R...G8R
.photos_587
07/21/07 12:13 AM GMT
Happy Birthday Chris. Wish I was that young. Great pic, Sabine, and thanks for the comments about it. It almost makes you dizzy looking at it. ;-)
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Sorry that I haven't been commenting more. Just got lazy? But I did look at most of them. And again, thanks to all of you for your comments on mine. Steve
::tigger3
07/21/07 3:11 AM GMT
Lovely detail very well done as your posts are. >>
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::tee
07/22/07 10:24 PM GMT
Now, that's a pretty amazing roof, Sabine and you've captured it's intricacies and complexity really quite nicely. This would be a "Paint by Numbers" nightmare!! Excellent post -

tee
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So many pics and so little time can mean just one thing - it must be - tee time

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