Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: St. Stephan's Cathedral

The western facade of the Stephansdom (St. Stephan's Cathedral) is under renovation. The large baroque cathedral was erected between 1668 and 1693, after a fire had destroyed its predecessor in 1662. The cathedral seen today is the fifth erected on the highest point of a peninsula between the rivers Danube and Inn. A christian church, dedicated to St. Severin, existed already around 450, when Passau was still known under the Roman name of Batavia. A pre-Romanesque church, dedicated to St. Stephanus, was built around 720. When Saint Bonifatius founded the diocese of Passau in 739, this church became a cathedral. It got destroyed, when Emperor Otto II (husband of Theophanu) conquered Passau after a siege during the wars he fought against his cousin Henry II, Duke of Bavaria (aka "Henry the Wrangler"). A three nave Romanesque church was consecrated in 985, followed by an early Gothic cathedral, built between 1280 and 1325. This got rebuilt over a long period between 1407 and 1598, before it burnt down and so gave room for the Baroque cathedral seen here.

The western facade of the Stephansdom (St. Stephan's Cathedral) is under renovation. The large baroque cathedral was erected between 1668 and 1693, after a fire had destroyed its predecessor in 1662. The cathedral seen today is the fifth erected on the highest point of a peninsula between the rivers Danube and Inn. A christian church, dedicated to St. Severin, existed already around 450, when Passau was still known under the Roman name of Batavia. A pre-Romanesque church, dedicated to St. Stephanus, was built around 720. When Saint Bonifatius founded the diocese of Passau in 739, this church became a cathedral. It got destroyed, when Emperor Otto II (husband of Theophanu) conquered Passau after a siege during the wars he fought against his cousin Henry II, Duke of Bavaria (aka "Henry the Wrangler"). A three nave Romanesque church was consecrated in 985, followed by an early Gothic cathedral, built between 1280 and 1325. This got rebuilt over a long period between 1407 and 1598, before it burnt down and so gave room for the Baroque cathedral seen here. The nave is about 100 meters long.