Louny Marian Column
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member haggaeus
N 50° 21.433 E 013° 47.839
33U E 414448 N 5579039
A column with statue of Virgin Mary standing on a serpent on the main town square.
Waymark Code: WM8CRF
Location: Ústecký kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 03/13/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Dorcadion Team
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At the base of the column there is a prayer to Virgin Mary in latin.
The statue was originally placed at the outskirts of the town, later it was moved to the main square and in 1734 during the plague epidemy worships have been served here.
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Style: Baroque

Type of building (structure): Marian or Holy Trinity column

Date of origin:: 1673

Architect(s): Jan Jiri Bendl

Address:
Mirove namesti, Louny

Web site of the object (if exists): Not listed
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