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Since 1769 the later Sobieskiplatz was named after St. Johannes Nepomuk. His figure of 1824 (according to the inscription on the pedestal) under a canopy of metal, called "John with the Umbrella", was moved several times. Since 1964 he is standing in front of the house Sobieskiplatz 5.
Translated from source: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_der_denkmalgeschützten_Objekte_in_Wien/Alsergrund