Pre-World War II Photo Album

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Pre World War II photos of the cathedral's exterior and two interior views from the Nave perspective.
Two pre-war picture postcards and a view of the small pulpit that was never replaced. This is where the woman with the broken bones was found alive immediately after the bombing.
The original organ started by Ignaz Kober (1755-1813) and completed by Gaspar Dorner in 1814, the confessionals, and large pulpit.
Two views of the large pulpit and St. Martin's Altar in the north transept of the cathedral.
The statues of Zachariah and the Angel, the fresco ceiling over the choir-box "The Angels Greeting" by Winterhalder, and the altar painting "The Annunciation" by Maulbertsch.
The large fresco over the crossing "The Presentation of Mary in the Temple" by Winterhalder and the Nave fresco "The Birth of the Virgin Mary" by Spreng.
Photo Credits:          1. "A Szombathelyi Székesegyház" by Dr. Géfin Gyula (1945)          2. Berzsenyi Dániel Könyvtár, (Library) Szombathely.          Images have been computer enhanced to remove degradations          sustained by the originals due to handling and age.