The Cathedral Saint-Etienne (Stephansdom) is the center of the life and the history of Vienna. It is built on the site of a Romanesque basilica (1147) which was at the time just apart from the fortifications. Two towers (opposite), known as of the Pagan ones, and the Western frontage appear among the vestiges of the original building. It is from 1359 that the current cathedral was raised in the Gothic style. The big tower of Saint-Etienne rises with 137 metres.