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Dom Sankt Stephan
Domplatz,
Eastern Bavaria
Northern Bavaria
Germany
Type: Religious Site
Addmission Fee: Euro 3.
Hours: Open daily from November to April, 6:30 am to 6 pm.
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Eastern Bavaria
Northern Bavaria
Germany
Type: Religious Site
Addmission Fee: Euro 3.
Hours: Open daily from November to April, 6:30 am to 6 pm.
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The Dom Sankt Stephan (Cathedral of St Stephan), Domplatz, is at the highest point of the old town. The Late Gothic east chancel and transept are the only parts that survived the 1662 town fire. The new cathedral is Baroque and has a decorated façade facing the Domplatz. The dome was only completed in the 19th century. The delicate Gothic parts can be seen from Residenzplatz.
The huge interior, the largest Baroque church north of the Alps, was designed by Carlo Lurago and he left no surface uncovered. It is overloaded with gilded stuccos and frescos. The gilded pulpit is 18th century but the high altar of silver poplar wood is a modern, 1953 design by Henselmann. However, the true highlight is the organ–originally built in the 1920s but enlarged in the 1970s.
With 17,974 pipes, 233 registers, and four carillons, it is the largest church organ in the world. The cathedral has fantastic acoustics and the organ is put through its paces frequently– see Cultural Events below. The church is open daily from November to April, 6:30 am to 6 pm.
May to October, it is open from 6:30 am to 7 pm, but on weekdays when organ recitals are given it is closed from 10:45 until 12:30 pm. Admission for the noon concerts is from 11:20 and that gives you some time to see the interior if planning to stay for the concert. Admission is free, but Euro 3 during the concert time.
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