Reiterdenkmal Kaiser Joseph II - Wien, Austria
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N 48° 11.048 E 016° 18.076
33U E 596722 N 5337584
Modell des Reiterdenkmals Kaiser Joseph II / Model of the equestrian statue of Emperor Joseph II
Waymark Code: WMNRDA
Location: Wien, Austria
Date Posted: 04/25/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Outspoken1
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Bei diesem Denkmal handelt es sich um ein Modell des Denkmals für Joseph II in Wien 1, Josefsplatz. Es wurde 1797 fertiggestellt, das Original 10 Jahre später. Es gibt einige Waymarks für und um das Original.

Joseph II. (ungarisch II. József, kroatisch Josip II., tschechisch Josef II.) Benedikt August Johann Anton Michael Adam (* 13. März 1741 in Wien; † 20. Februar 1790 ebenda), war ein Fürst aus dem Geschlecht Habsburg-Lothringen, Erzherzog im Erzherzogtum Österreich, wurde 1764 römisch-deutscher König und war von 1765 bis 1790 Kaiser des Heiligen Römischen Reiches, ab 1780 auch König von Böhmen, Kroatien und Ungarn.

Quelle und weitere Infos: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_II.

 
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This monument is a model of the monument to Joseph II in Vienna 1, Josefsplatz. It was built in 1797, the original 10 years later. There are several waymarks for and around the the original.

Joseph II (Joseph Benedikt Anton Michael Adam; 13 March 1741 - 20 February 1790) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1765 to 1790 and ruler of the Habsburg lands from 1780 to 1790. He was the eldest son of Empress Maria Theresa and her husband, Francis I, and was the brother of Marie Antoinette. He was thus the first ruler in the Austrian dominions of the House of Lorraine, styled Habsburg-Lorraine (von Habsburg-Lothringen in German). Joseph was a proponent of enlightened absolutism; however, his commitment to modernizing reforms subsequently engendered significant opposition, which eventually culminated in an ultimate failure to fully implement his programmes. He has been ranked, with Catherine II of Russia and Frederick II of Prussia, as one of the three great Enlightenment monarchs. His policies are now known as Josephinism. He died with no sons and was succeeded by his younger brother, Leopold.

Source and further info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_II,_Holy_Roman_Emperor

Where is original located?: Josefsplatz 1, 1010 Wien, Austria

Where is this replica located?: Schönbrunner Schlosspark, 1130 Wien, Austria

Who created the original?: Franz Anton Zauner

Internet Link about Original: http://www.viennatouristguide.at/Ring/Denkmal_Bild/z_josefII.htm

Year Original was Created (approx. ok): 1807

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