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Vienna Statues and Monuments

Vienna, Austria - 2022 Danube River cruise. Vienna is one of the best preserved western European capitals and the old city has lots statues and sculptures on buildings, churches and in squares that date back to the Habsburgs and the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Statue of Neptune fountain at Albertina Museum on Albertinaplatz square, old city in Vienna, Austria
Vienna’s Monument against war and Fascism commemorates the years when Austria came under Nazi rule (1938-1945). Vienna, Austria
Equestrian statue showing Emperor Joseph II in the costume of a military leader from antiquity. Josefsplatz (English: Joseph's Square), Vienna, Austria
Atlas supporting the celestial globe, flanked by Astronomy and Astrology. On the Austrian National Library, Josefsplatz (English: Joseph's Square), Vienna,…
Four Caryatids (female support statues) in in front of Palais Fries-Pallavicini, facing Josefsplatz (English: Joseph's Square), Vienna, Austria
Statues on the roof of the Austrian National Library, Josefsplatz (English: Joseph's Square), Vienna, Austria
Statues on the roof of the Austrian National Library, Josefsplatz (English: Joseph's Square), Vienna, Austria
Michaelerplatz fountain. One of two fountains symbolizing the military prowess of the Austro-Hungarian Empire – this one is “power at sea”. Vienna, Austria
Statues in the roof of the St. Michael’s Wing of Hofburg, the former principal imperial palace of the Habsburg dynasty. This part of the Palace was built in the…
Ornate decorations above the main entrance to St. Michael’s Wing of Hofburg, the former principal imperial palace of the Habsburg dynasty. This part of the…
Four statues of Heracles on the Hofburg imperial palace facade from Michaelerplatz square. Done by the Italian sculptor Lorenzo Mattielli. Vienna, Austria
A group with winged angels and St. Michael slaying Lucifer. Sculptures by the Italian sculptor Lorenzo Mattielli. Church of Saint Michael, Michaelerplatz…
The Pestsäule (Plague Column) is a Holy Trinity column located in the inner city of Vienna. It was erected after the Great Plague epidemic in 1679. Vienna,…
The Pestsäule (Plague Column) is a Holy Trinity column located in the inner city of Vienna. It was erected after the Great Plague epidemic in 1679. Vienna,…
Lion head fountain, one of several on Graben Street, Vienna, Austria
Statue of St. Stephen with divinity, angel and flag outside St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna, Austria
A relief carving on the outside of St. Peter's Catholic Church, Vienna, Austria
Statue of Saint Joseph fountain, Graben Street, Vienna, Austria
Vienna’s Monument against war and Fascism commemorates the years when Austria came under Nazi rule (1938-1945). Vienna, Austria