The Plague Column (German: die Wiener Pestsäule), or Trinity Column (German: Dreifaltigkeitssäule), is a Holy Trinity column located on the Graben, a street in the inner city of …

Feb 8, 2024 · In the absence of antibiotics, what’s a 17th-century city to do when the plague sweeps across Europe? Put up a few statues and trust to providence it would seem. Detailed …

Dec 13, 2011 · Placed in the middle of one of Vienna’s most famous streets the huge gilded, baroque confection of a sculpture at its center is in fact a memorial to the worst plague in …

Vienna Plague Column (‘die Wiener Pestsäule’), also known as Trinity Column (‘Dreifaltigkeitssäule’) is a Baroque-style column in Graben street in Vienna, erected to …

The Wiener Pestsäule, also known as the Vienna Plague Column, is a Holy Trinity column located on Graben Street in Vienna’s Inner City. It was erected following the Great Plague outbreak in …

Oct 24, 2022 · The Vienna Plague Column was erected to commemorate victims of the Great Plague in 1679 and is a Baroque-style column on Graben street in Vienna. The column is one …

Jul 17, 2024 · The Pestsäule, also known as the Plague Column, is a significant historical monument located in the heart of Vienna, Austria. Its origins date back to the late 17th century, …

Apart from a Baroque Palace and the Peterskirche Church, the most central Baroque eye-catcher is a sculpture that many foreigners find very unusual: The Pestäule or Dreifaltigkeitssäule …

The Column of Pest, which is also referred to as the Plague Column or Trinity Column, is an interesting and historical monument in Graben street, a short walk from St Stephen's Cathdral. …

The Great Plague of Vienna occurred in 1679 in Vienna, Austria, the imperial residence of the Austrian Habsburg rulers. From contemporary descriptions, the disease is believed to have …