St. Stephen's Cathedral

Researchers have used cameras to examine the last untouched royal tomb in Europe. Experts used tiny cameras to investigate the tomb of the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III. They revealed a stunning treasure of jewels, coins, fabrics, and a golden crown. The tomb of Emperor Frederick III (1415-1493), in Vienna’s St. Stephen's Cathedral, is one of the most remarkable from the Late Middle Ages Europe. It is very elaborately decorated and has an effigy of the emperor in his full royal regalia. Because of the beauty of the tomb, no one has dared to open it for fear they would damage this remarkable piece of Late Gothic funerary art. Rumors That Frederick III’s Tomb Was Empty In the past, many