St Martin's Cathedral

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Lonely Planet review

A relatively modest interior in the Gothic 14th-century St Martin's Cathedral belies the elaborate history of the place. Here 11 Hungarian Hapsburg ruling monarchs were crowned from 1563 to 1830 (10 kings and one queen). The steeple is topped by a golden crown in place of a cross. Inside look for a 1734 statue of St Martin cutting off the corner of his cloak for a beggar; it was created by Georg Raphael Donner, Austria's best-known baroque sculptor.

The cathedral is constantly under threat of damage as bridge traffic is shaking it to the core.