During my time in Europe I have toured three cathedrals in two cities. In Vienna I toured Stephan's Dom which was a cathedral constructed by the Empire to display their power. The Cathedral was expanded over time and built to be bigger by the Hapsburg Empire because they wanted a Bishop to politically influence the Church in Vienna. Stephan's Dom had the largest steeple in order to show their power throughout the Empire. Stephan's Dom was an extremely gothic cathedral because the ceilings were very tall and there were harshly pointed arches throughout the building. The inside of the cathedral was dark and filled with extreme detail in the structures and statues. The representation of power and the gothic structures prove this cathedral to be a gothic symbol of Empire.
In Prague I toured St. Vitus cathedral and St. George basilica. These two buildings were very different in structure and design because St. George is much older than St. Vitus. St. George was constructed in 900 AD while St. Vitus was built in the twelfth to fifteenth centuries. St. George was very Romanesque and simple with minimal decorations besides the simple pictures on the ceilings. St. Vitus was extremely gothic because of its intricate design. St. Vitus was adorned with flying buttresses which are a trademark of gothic structures. St. Vitus was similar to Stephan's Dom because of their extreme detail inside the cathedral and the gothic design of the building.
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