This is a photo of a wonderful machine in St Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna. If you put 2 euro into it and listen at the telephone it will give you the history of the cathedral.
I suppose the funds help to maintain the cathedral - and there is definitely maintenance happening - continually since 1147. Might as well maintain it, I suppose, since people some how got tricked into building this instead of better living spaces, sewerage systems... A good thing to maintain their legacy.
The building is certainly beautiful and impressive and definitely increased my utility today, so here is a little thanks - in the middle of everyone grumbling how bad life is these day - to the people who lived really shitty lives building this about 900 years ago.
But if you don't want to pay 2 euro to the church, I recommend skimming the wikipedia page before going there. Donate it to them instead.
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