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Fassadenstatuen des Heeresgeschichtliches Museums

Façade statues on the Museum of Military History

Hanns Gasser
1850-57

Wien / Fassadenstatuen des Heeresgeschichtliches Museums

Description

The Museum building, the first museum building in Vienna, is built as a 'weapon museum' after designs of the architects Ludwig Förster and Theophil von Hansen in 1850-1857. The three-storey entrance hall is decorated with allegorical figures.

On columns warriors/knights with the military virtues
Tapferkeit / Bravery	Fahnentreue / Loyalty to the flag	Aufopferung / Sacrifice	Krieger. Intelligenz / Martial intelligence
On the balcony
Eagle with coat of arms of Austria	Eagle	Eagle	Eagle with coat of arms of Lorraine
Between consoles seated female allegories of the virtues
Stärke / Strength	Gerechtigkeit / Justice	Religion	Geschichte / History

Sculptor

Hanns Gasser (Eisentratten bei Gmünd in Kärnten 1817 - Pest 1868), Austrian sculptor and painter (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wien Geschichte Wiki, Heeresgeschichtliches Museum.
Wikipedia, Arsenal (Wien).

Locatie (N 48°11'3" - E 16°23'19") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: atwi184; Photograph: 17 September 2016
Of each statue we made photos from various angles and also detail photos of the various texts.
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