Trinity Column (Wien-Landstrasse)
The Trinity Column is a baroque memorial column in Vienna , which was erected in memory of a former chapel that was not far away. The pillar is in front of the headquarters of the Viennese professional rescue service at the corner of Radetzkystraße 1 / Obere Weißgerberstraße in the Weißgerberviertel of the 3rd district of Vienna, Landstraße . It is a listed building .
history
The column was erected in 1683, after the Second Turkish Siege of Vienna , as a reminder of the Trinity Chapel, which was destroyed during the siege, on the outskirts of the Weißgerber suburb . (Today's successor church is the parish church of St. Othmar unter den Weißgerbern .) In 1713 it was renovated out of gratitude for the end of a plague epidemic . In the course of the construction of the Radetzky Bridge over the Wien River , the Trinity Column was moved to its current location in 1856. It was inaugurated on October 12, 1856.
The story can also be read from the inscription on the board. The Trinity Column was renovated in 1883, 1891, 1897 and 1903.
Building description
The monument consists of a base, a column and a group of figures at the top. There are volutes with wreaths on both sides of the base .
The inscription panels on the front and back did not appear until after the Second World War . On the front it says: Erected in 1683 in memory of the church that stood not far from here, built in 1673 and destroyed in 1683 during the Turkish siege. Renovated in 1713 out of gratitude for the cessation of the plague .
On the back it is written: Relocated to this point on the occasion of the construction of the Radetzky Bridge. Inaugurated on October 12th, 1856.
The column, which is probably from more recent times, has a richly decorated capital with angels' heads and wreaths. Above it is a hemisphere symbolizing the earth . On it the dove of the Holy Spirit and the figures of God the Father and Jesus Christ are depicted.
Individual evidence
- ^ Vienna - immovable and archaeological monuments under monument protection. ( Memento from May 28, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) . Federal Monuments Office , as of June 27, 2014 (PDF).
- ↑ Géza Hajós, Eckhart Vansca: The monuments of Vienna. The secular cultivation of the III., IV. And V district. 1980, p. 189 f.
literature
- Géza Hajós , Eckhart Vansca: The art monuments of Vienna. The secular cultivation of the 3rd, 4th and 5th district (= Austrian art topography. Vol. 44). Schroll, Vienna 1980, ISBN 3-7031-0470-8 , p. 189 f.
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Coordinates: 48 ° 12 ′ 40.9 ″ N , 16 ° 23 ′ 8.5 ″ E