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1. Großer Viehofner See – Feldmühle Nature Trail loop from St.  Pölten Hauptbahnhof

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2. Prandtauerkirche St. Pölten – St. Pölten Town Hall loop from St.  Pölten Hauptbahnhof

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3. St. Pölten Town Hall – Prandtauerkirche St. Pölten loop from St. Pölten

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Paul

March 23, 2023

St. Pölten Cathedral (Assumption of Mary)

The Dom zu St. Pölten is a cathedral church and since 1785 the cathedral of the Diocese of St. Pölten. Until the dissolution of the St. Pölten Augustinian Canons' Monastery in 1784, it was its monastery church. The cathedral and parish church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary belongs to the deanery of St. Pölten. Despite the well-preserved late Romanesque core, the building appears to be a baroque structure and is a listed building.

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Paul

March 23, 2023

St. Pölten Cathedral (today's church)

Around 1150, a three-aisled, transeptless church with twin towers was built as the western work, but it was extensively rebuilt between 1267 and 1280 after a fire. This church was consecrated in 1228 by Bishop Gebhard in honor of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, the patron saint that the cathedral still maintains today. In 1512 there was a devastating fire throughout the city, after which the north tower was demolished and never rebuilt.

The current image of the cathedral was created in the 17th century. After a fire in 1621, today's diocese building was designed in the early baroque style. The monastery at that time experienced the last high point in the building history under Provost Johann Michel Führer. He was enthusiastic about the high Baroque splendor of neighboring residences such as Melk Abbey and found a like-minded partner in Jakob Prandtauer, who lived in the city. The planned conversion was to add a second floor to the diocese building and the exterior of the church was to have a three-tower section (similar to the Seitenstetten monastery) with the existing tower as the centre. This plan could not be fully implemented, mainly because Führer overreached himself financially and the monastery was almost bankrupt when he resigned in 1739. In addition to the generous redesign of the entire interior, mainly by Daniel Gran and Bartolomeo Altomonte, only the tower was raised and given a new dome.

In 1784 the monastery was closed by Joseph II. On January 28 the following year, due to Pius VI. issued papal bull Inter plurimas the building bishopric (cathedral) of the newly founded diocese of St. Pölten.

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December 31, 2021

The imposing baroque cathedral of St. Pölten is a monastery church and since 1785 the cathedral of the diocese of the same name.

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Location: Mostviertel, Lower Austria, Austria

St. Pölten Cathedral (Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary)

1. Großer Viehofner See – Feldmühle Nature Trail loop from St.  Pölten Hauptbahnhof

2. Prandtauerkirche St. Pölten – St. Pölten Town Hall loop from St.  Pölten Hauptbahnhof

3. St. Pölten Town Hall – Prandtauerkirche St. Pölten loop from St. Pölten

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St. Pölten Cathedral (Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary)

1. Großer Viehofner See – Feldmühle Nature Trail loop from St. Pölten Hauptbahnhof

2. Prandtauerkirche St. Pölten – St. Pölten Town Hall loop from St. Pölten Hauptbahnhof

3. St. Pölten Town Hall – Prandtauerkirche St. Pölten loop from St. Pölten

Other Popular Places to Check Out

1. Großer Viehofner See – Feldmühle Nature Trail loop from St.  Pölten Hauptbahnhof

2. Prandtauerkirche St. Pölten – St. Pölten Town Hall loop from St.  Pölten Hauptbahnhof