Stephansplatz
Historic square anchored by a Gothic cathedral, home to a legendary iron-studded nail tree on its corner.
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This guide to Stephansplatz in Vienna centers on the Stock im Eisen, an iron-studded tree stump on the corner where the Graben meets Kärntner Strasse, and the centuries-old legend that grew around it. You'll hear about the old folk custom behind the first nails, and how traveling locksmiths turned driving one in into a rite of passage by the seventeen hundreds. Look for the five iron bands cinching the wood, dated to 1575, before you move on into the square.
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