Introduction to the bronze bell in the tower: The large bronze bell in the northern bell tower was first cast in 1683. At that time, the Viennese defeated the invasion of the Ottoman Empire and cast the captured guns into bronze bells as a commemoration. After the Second World War, people collected the fragments again and recast the bell. Visitors can take the elevator into the bell tower to see its appearance up close.
Today, at the moment when the old and new years turn over, thousands of Viennese people listen to the bells on the square in front of the Stefan Church and celebrate the New Year with each other.