Historical exhibition of the City of Vienna 1883

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Official poster for the exhibition

The historical exhibition of the City of Vienna took place from September 12 to November 5, 1883 in the Vienna City Hall and on the occasion of the second secular celebration provided information about the liberation of Vienna from the Turks in 1683.

The exhibition was a highlight of several events of the "Secular Celebration 1883" celebrated by the City of Vienna, which commemorated the events of the Second Turkish Siege of Vienna from July 15 to September 12, 1683, in which the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation was involved could maintain its ally and in which Austria has risen as a major European power.

Exhibition profile

This pompous exhibition was opened on September 12, 1883, the 200th anniversary of the liberation of Vienna, immediately after the ceremonial laying of the keystone of the recently completed Vienna City Hall by Emperor Franz Joseph I, in the presence of the Vienna Mayor Eduard Uhl and numerous celebrities. The Secular Commission tried to put together a large number of exhibits that could be linked to the historical events of the Second Turkish Siege of Vienna.

The exhibits on display included certificates, plans, coins, literary works, Turkish trophies and other traces left by the Turks in Vienna, and even the alleged skull of Grand Vizier Kara Mustafa . Kara Mustafa was the commander in chief of the Turkish army.

The Military Geographical Institute created a map of the city of Vienna and the surrounding area in scale 1 for the exhibition: 25.000, on the one hand had the topographical conditions of 1683, made the other hand, the establishment of the two armies in the decisive battle of 12 September 1683 can be seen, so the to illustrate the events of that time.

For four days, from September 13 to 16, the famous cross with which Marcus Avianus , as papal legate, blessed the relief army on September 12, 1683 before the start of the battle, was on display. Avianus persuaded Charles V of Lorraine , the Polish King John III. To leave Sobieski in command of the relief army and to advance quickly towards Vienna. Because of these events he was called the savior of Vienna . Bishop Kasimir Forloni von Kattaro personally brought this cross to Vienna and took it back with him.

Johann Graf Wilczek presented the exhibition commission with a life-size painting by Dr. Grüner, the rector of Vienna University in 1683.

Visitors

The exhibition has enjoyed extremely lively participation since it opened. After three days there were already 9,483 visitors and the 4,000 catalogs published for the show were soon reprinted. Due to the overwhelming success, the premises were subsequently supplied with electric light and the opening times were extended into the evening hours. Furthermore, the exhibition was extended from October 15th to November 5th and counted a total of 163,000 visitors.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ (Historical Exhibition of the City of Vienna.). In:  Neue Freie Presse , September 16, 1883, p. 5 (online at ANNO ).Template: ANNO / Maintenance / nfp