Liebenberg monument
The Liebenberg monument located on the 1st Viennese district of Inner City . It is located on Universitätsring between house numbers 8 and 10 at the confluence of Mölker Bastei and Schreyvogelgasse in the Ring , opposite the main building of the University of Vienna .
Liebenberg
The monument is dedicated to Johann Andreas von Liebenberg , who was Mayor of Vienna from 1680 to 1683. As early as 1679 he made great contributions to fighting a plague epidemic in the city. His greatest achievement, however, was in 1683 during the second Turkish siege of Vienna , when he supervised the defense work in dire need and organized a vigilante group. His activities made a decisive contribution to promoting and maintaining the perseverance of the besieged citizens. Liebenberg did not live to see the success of his efforts, as he died two days before the decisive battle of the relief army against the Turks. The monument therefore refers to him as the victor over the Turks.
history
The Liebenberg memorial was commissioned on March 17, 1887. The design comes from the architect Franz von Neumann , the figure decorations were created by the sculptor Johann Silbernagel. The monument was unveiled on September 12, 1890. During the Second World War, the monument was shot at and damaged. In December 1949, the repair of the damage and the restoration of the monument were completed.
description
The late historical monument is located in a fenced-in meadow. A 9-meter-high stone obelisk rises on a stepped base . On the steps in front of it there is a life-size reclining bronze lion. On the side facing the Ringstrasse, two bronze putti hold a gilded portrait medallion of Liebenberg. On the steps at the back is a bronze cartridge with the double-headed eagle. The obelisk is crowned by the gilded figure of the goddess of victory Victoria . There is an inscription plaque on the back of the obelisk.
gallery
Portrait of Liebenberg
Victoria goddess of victory
Lion on the base
literature
- Anselm Weißenhofer: History of the Liebenberg Monument ; in: Wiener Geschichtsblätter 12 (1957), page 2 ff.
- Felix Czeike : Historical Lexicon Vienna . Vol. 4. Kremayr & Scheriau, Vienna 1995
- Bundesdenkmalamt (Ed.): Dehio-Handbuch Wien. I. District - Inner City . Berger, Horn 2003
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Coordinates: 48 ° 12 ′ 45.3 ″ N , 16 ° 21 ′ 42.1 ″ E