Erzherzog Karl - Equestrian Statue - Heldenplatz
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| Address : | Heldenplatz, 1010 Wien, Austria |
| Phone : | 📞 +98 |
| Postal code : | 1010 |
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| City : | Wien |
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Adam Vojta on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Really big statue. The lower part is a bit coloured by the writings.
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Stefan Stoev on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Gorgeous Monument balanced on two legs standing points.
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Wal Mat on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Great monument in front of National Library at Viennas Heldenplatz. Opposite you will find some places to relax and the Volksgarten Garden which includes a great Rose Garden. There you will find the Thesseus Temple and a Monument of Sisi.
Free of charge!
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Urban Traveler on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Archduke Charles, to whom this status was built after, was the most relevant (and competent) Austrian general facing Napoleon. He made profound reforms to the military regime which improved his Army performance
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Ian Morton on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ An impressive statue in itself, however it is the location that makes it well worth a visit. The statue is in Heldenplatz close to the Hofburg Palace, a must visit when in Vienna.
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Ante Andric on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Nice part of Wienna, maybee most pretty... Although is very hard to say where exactly is most wonderful, this square brings visitors really to the 18th or 19th century when kings and princes walked around...
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BradJill on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ One of two large equestrian states at Heldenplatz (Hero's Square) is that of Erzherzog Karl (Archduke Karl) which faces fellow equestrian monument of Prinz Eugen Reiter and the Hapsburg Palace.
This is a large-scale, bronze monument created by German-Austrian sculptor Anton Dominik Fernkorn (1853-59). Karl is noted for his military victory over Napoleon at the Battle of Aspern in 1809.
Here you see the Archduke on horseback, rearing up as if about to make a charge. Karl is holding a flag in his right hand, leaning forward and looking to his left.
The horse is standing upon a decorative bronze base which is atop a rectangular-shaped pedestal. The pedestal includes bronze inscriptions as well as the double-eagle emblem of the Hapsburg Dynasty.
Overall, this is an impressive monument and worth viewing along with the fellow equestrian statue of Prinz Eugen Reiter across the square.
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macedonboy on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ This monument stands in tribute to Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen, the third son of Emperor Leopold II of the Habsburgs. As a field marshal during the Napoleonic wars, his had a mixture of successes and failures against the French and their allies.
The monument is an equestrian sculpture that features the Archduke on a rearing horse. It looks to me the sculpture is modelled on “Napoleon Crossing the Alps” painting except that the Archduke also holds a flag or standard in his right hand.
A large and monumental sculpture stands prominently in Hofburg Palace complex. It’s worth a look if you’re in the area.
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