Marian column (Jelenia Góra)
The Marian column erected in 1712 in Jelenia Góra in Lower Silesia (German Hirschberg im Riesengebirge ) is a baroque statue . It stands in front of the Gothic parish church of St. Erasmus and Pankratius in the old town of Hirschberg.
description
The smooth column standing on a classically profiled rectangular base is provided with a Corinthian capital on which stands a statue of the Virgin Mary with praying hands. This is equipped with a pleated coat and a wreath of stars.
The creator of the Marian column, the Norwegian sculptor Thomas Weißfeld , also built the 14 figures of the Holy Helper in the monastery church of Kamenz in addition to the baroque high altar of the parish church of St. Erasmus and Pankratius .
A similar column in front of the town hall at the ring in Lower Silesia Radków ( Wünschelburg ).
literature
- Günther Grundmann : Places of Remembrance . Bergstadt-Verlag, Munich 1931, pp. 90–91.
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Coordinates: 50 ° 54 ′ 11.7 " N , 15 ° 44 ′ 10.6" E