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St Stephen's Cathedral

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St. Stephen’s cathedral in Vienna.

Large Cathedral

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This cathedral is so large that it’s almost impossible to get it all in one photo.

St. Stephen's at Night

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St. Stephen’s at night.

St. John Capistrano

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The pulpit from which St. John Capistrano preached a crusade in 1454 to hold back Muslim invasions of Christian Europe. Well… it worked for the next 75 years anyway.

Inside St. Stephen's Cathedral

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The view of Stephansplatz (St. Stephen’s St.) from our hotel balcony.

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The other side of Stephansplatz. The design on the cobblestones marks the location of the church’s underground crypt.

Setting Up

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Our hotel staff helps us set up an umbrella to block the sun so Gordon can do a standup. It was a good idea in theory… until the umbrella started casting a scary orange-yellow glow over his face.

Inside St. Stephen's Cathedral

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The altar inside St. Stephen’s.

Inside St. Stephen's Cathedral

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Inside St. Stephen's Cathedral.

Inside St. Stephen's Cathedral

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Inside St. Stephen's Cathedral.

Inside St. Stephen's Cathedral

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I don’t know who this is supposed to be, but… ouch.

Inside St. Stephen's Cathedral

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Thanks to one medieval snark, this statue is known to the Viennese as “Christ With a Toothache.” I wish I was joking.

Inside St. Stephen's Cathedral

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A pulpit depicting Saints Gregory, Jerome and Augustine. Don’t ask me which is which.

Inside St. Stephen's Cathedral

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Inside St. Stephen's Cathedral.

Inside St. Stephen's Cathedral

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Cameraman Lior Sperandeo (R) and security officer-turned-grip John Troyer (L).

Inside St. Stephen's Cathedral

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I don’t know his name, but he does not look happy.

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