Breitpfeiler Leopoldauer Strasse
The broad pillar is a small sacred monument. It is on the sidewalk at the intersection of Leopoldauer Straße and Heinrich-von-Buol-Gasse in Vienna's 21st district of Floridsdorf .
history
The column was erected in the 17th century. In essence, it may come from the Middle Ages.
description
A massive octagonal broad pillar stands above a round base . The also octagonal top, which is as thick as the pillar, is set off by a strong, sturdy cornice . The top contains a deep rectangular niche that is wood-framed and glazed. The broad pillar is completed by a two-armed gold-plated metal cross with widened ends.
literature
- Manfred Wehdorn u. a .: Free sculpture in Vienna. 1451-1918 . Deutscher Kunstverlag, Berlin, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-422-06781-3 , pp. 255 .
- Felix Czeike: XXI. Floridsdorf. Vol. 21 of the Vienna District Culture Guide . Vienna 1983, p. 36 .
- Felix Czeike : Historical Lexicon Vienna . tape 1 . Kremayr & Scheriau, Vienna 2004, p. 379 .
- Gerhardt Kapner: Free sculpture in Vienna (Wiener Schriften, H.31) . Vienna 1970, p. 85 .
- Wolfgang Westerhoff: wayside shrines in Vienna . Vienna, St. Pölten 1993, p. 104 .
- Bundesdenkmalamt (Ed.): DEHIO-HANDBUCH. The art monuments of Austria: Vienna, X. to XIX. and XXI. to XXIII. District, XXI. Schroll, Vienna 1996, ISBN 3-7031-0693-X , p. 647 .
Coordinates: 48 ° 15 ′ 44.1 " N , 16 ° 25 ′ 25.8" E