• The Jesuits in Graz finally inherited the chests and used them as reliquaries for bones of Christian martyrs. The organ of the cathedral was built in 1978.
  • Graz Cathedral (‹See Tfd›German: Grazer Dom), also called St. Giles' Cathedral (‹See Tfd›German: Dom St. Ägidius), is the cathedral church in the Austrian city of Graz...
  • The Cathedral became important during the residence of Archduke Charles II in Graz, who also called in the Jesuits to balance the expansion of Protestantism.
  • Today's cathedral reminds of the days when Graz was an imperial city. Emperor Frederick III erected the church together with his new residence in Graz.
  • It was built at the time Graz was the seat of Emperor Frederick III, in the 15th century. Graz Cathedral is dedicated to Saint Giles.
  • During the choir building era up to 1450, the first cathedral master builder was most likely Graz-born Hans Niesenberger, who was appointed Master of Grätz der...
  • Graz Cathedral is a late Gothic building built in the 15th century under Frederick III.
  • Today's cathedral reminds of the days when Graz was an imperial city. Emperor Frederick III erected the church together with his new residence in Graz.
  • Graz Cathedral is dedicated to Saint Giles. ... It refers to a year of horrors Graz suffered in 1480.
  • 2. Spire and Tower: The spire is one of the most prominent features of the Graz Cathedral, rising 94 meters (307 feet) high and topped with four copper...
  • The tour will end at the elegant Sporgasse street Choose the 3-hour option to enter the Graz Cathedral, the crown jewel of churches in Graz.
  • On the outside wall, the "Gottesplagenbild" mural recalls the three scourges suffered by Graz in the late Middle Ages: the Turks, plague and swarms of locusts.
  • Graz Cathedral, also called St. Giles' Cathedral, is the cathedral church in the Austrian city of Graz, dedicated to Saint Giles.
  • After the dissolution of the Jesuit order in 1773, the Graz Cathedral was without a suitable function for some time.