Prince Eugene Statue - Heldenplatz

Name: Prince Eugene Statue - Heldenplatz
Address: Heldenplatz, 1010 Wien, Austria, Wien, 1010, Austria

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Address :	Heldenplatz, 1010 Wien, Austria
Phone :	📞 +98
Postal code :	1010
Website :	http://www.burghauptmannschaft.at/
Categories :	Historical landmark , Sculpture ,
City :	Wien

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D	David Sherwood on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ This is a very fine equestrian statue of this military man directly in front of the Hofburg's St. Michael's wing. Prince Eugene served as a military commander under 3 different empires for about 60 years.
U	Urban Traveler on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Eugene of Savoie was the savior of Vienna and the man, with the help of the Polish, who prevented the city falling into Turkish hands in 1683
S	Siddharth Sukhathankar on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Superb Atmosphere... Great architecture around you...loved it
B	Benedict Uy on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Statue in front of the Neue Burg. the rearing horse looked interesting.
S	Stefan Simonovic on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ On the plaza, there are two equestrian statues designed by Anton Dominik Fernkorn with socles by Eduard van der Nüll. The statue of Archduke Charles of Austria, modelled on a popular painting by Johann Peter Krafft, was inaugurated already in 1860. It was meant to glorify the Habsburg dynasty as great Austrian military leaders and underline the leadership of Austria within the German Confederation, though they just had suffered a crushing defeat at the bloody Battle of Solferino. The second statue of Prince Eugene of Savoy was inaugurated in 1865, one year before the Austrian defeat in the Battle of Königgrätz. The Outer Castle Gate on the southside remained standing when the fortification walls were dismantled. Erected in 1824 by Pietro Nobile according to plans designed by Luigi Cagnola, and inaugurated by Emperor Francis I of Austria in the honour of the veterans of the Napoleonic Wars, it was rebuilt as a war memorial in 1933/34 and houses a Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
B	BradJill on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The Prinz Eugen Reiter Monument is one of two large scale equestrian statues that face each other in the large and open public square called Heldenplatz (Hero's Square) near the Hapsburg Palace in the city of Vienna. This is a large, bronze sculpture created by German-Austrian sculptor Anton Dominik Fernkorn between 1862-65 of Prinz Eugen Reiter, who was considered one of the finest military generals in the history of the Hapsburg Empire. Here you see Prinz Eugen riding a horse which is rearing upwards. The General is dressed for battle, calm and peering into the distance. The horse stands upon a decorative bronze base, atop a large rectangular-shaped pedestal with bronze inscriptions and the coat of arms of the Savoy at back. The monument stands in front of the Hapsburg Palace facing fellow Equestrian monument to Erzherzog Karl (Archduke Karl) and Volksgarten in the distance.
C	Cristian Laslo on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ One of the most interesting statues that you'll meet, a masterpiece of its époque and something you will want to review everytime you will visit Hofburg castle.
m	macedonboy on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ This monument stands in tribute to Prince Eugene of Savoy, a member of the House of Savoy and one of the most successful military commanders in the service of Habsburgs. Prince Eugene served three Holy Roman Emperors, Leopold I, Joseph I, and Charles VI, and experience great success in multiple wars against the Ottoman Turks, the French forces of Louis XIV and the War of the Spanish Succession. The monument is an equestrian statue and sits prominently on Heldenplatz in front of Hofburg Palace. The sculpture depicts the Prince on horseback wearing his Field Marshals uniform. THis has both hands on the reins of the horse, which is rearing up on its hind legs. Underneath the horse is a pile of weaponry from the defeated Ottomans. A monumental sculpture. Worth a look if in the area.