Cathedral of St. Stephens, Vienna, Austria
People travel for specific reasons. I am one of those travelers who want to see, touch and feel what I have studied and learned, thanks to my very talented director, Al and professors- Medi, Blake, Jorge, Vicky, Carol and Bob from Westwood College who opened my eyes to appreciate art, design and architecture. Barbara Gordon, a CID, was also a very good mentor and certainly miss her. The Cathedral of St. Stephen in Vienna, Austria consecrated in 1147, is one of the finest Gothic architecture, which I have always admired. This Roman Catholic Church has multicolored very steep tile roof and built with limestone that required special restoration process. The interiors revealed the beauty and intricacies of work done like the pulpit which is a masterwork of Gothic sculpture. The distant focal point, the High Altar represents the Stoning of St. Stephen, which was the first painting of Rembrandt, who had produced 600 paintings, nearly 400 etchings and 2000 drawings. Engineering skills were already developed and used at that period. Lighter walls, larger windows and high pointed arched vaults were typical of Gothic Architecture. The distinct flying buttresses was necessary and developed as a means of support. During our European trip, I have seen these flying buttresses at another famous Gothic Architecture, the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. The Cathedral of St. Stephen was Mozart's parish and a memorial tablet is shown near the SJC per above floor plan. Beethoven discovered the totality of his deafness when he did not hear the bells but noticed the birds flying out as a result of the ringing of the bells of the Cathedral.
More to come...
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