Plague Column (Timișoara)
The Plague Column or Trinity Column ( Romanian Monumentul Sfintei Treimi or Monumentul Ciumei ) in Timișoara , Romania is a Baroque monument in the middle of the Piața Unirii (also Cathedral Square ). The monument of the type plague column was created between 1739 and 1740 by the sculptor Georg Raphael Donner in Vienna and transported to Timișoara by water.
The statue was donated by Johann Anton Deschan von Hansen out of gratitude for surviving the plague of 1738–1739. From 1994 to 1995 it was restored by Ion Oprescu . The three worst plagues that had afflicted Timisoara were depicted on the pedestal: the plague, wars and hunger .
Web links
Commons : Plague Column (Timișoara) - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Cimec.Files.Wordpress.com , image of the Trinity statue , 1937
Individual evidence
- ↑ gtztm.ro ( Memento of the original from September 21, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF file; 240 kB), Lista Monumentelor Istorice 2004 list of monuments by Județ Timiș , entry 60 - TM-II-sA-06095, in Romanian
- ↑ Banaterra.eu ( Memento of the original from May 19, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Timisoara
- ↑ Rumaenien-Info.at ( Memento of the original from April 5, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Travel Guide
Coordinates: 45 ° 45 ′ 28.6 " N , 21 ° 13 ′ 44.5" E