The Stephansdom in Vienna has begun to suffer from structural damage. There are fears that the spire of the main tower will collapse into the street below. Repairs have begun in ernest. Head of the conservation team Sebastian van der Byke, especially brought in from Amsterdamn (a city famous for structural damage due to subsidence) to aid the work force, remains unsure of the reason for this weakening of the tower. He has tentatively suggested the Augarten might be to blame, "there is a seam of rock that runs between the 2nd district where the Augarten is situated and the 1st where the Stephansdom can be found, this seam appears to have shifted. We have of yet no clue why, however as it continues to do so the tower becomes more and more unstable". Is this shift to do with the change? Shift will often lead to swap.
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