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Johann Strauß Denkmal - Bronzestatue bis 1936 und ab 1990 wieder vergoldet. Marmorrelief und Statue von Edmund Hellmer. Ab 1904 geplant, wurde die Errichtung durch den Krieg verzögert und erst im Jahr 1921 fertiggestellt.
Das Johann Strauß Denkmal ist im Stadtpark im ersten Wiener Gemeindebezirk zu bewundern.
Johann Strauß (Sohn) lebte von 1825 bis 1899. Er gilt als der Walzerkönig schlechthin, schrieb aber auch die Musik zu Operetten wie beispielsweise die Fledermaus oder der Zigeunerbaron. Den Ruf des Walzerkönigs hat er erhalten, weil er lange Zeit sich hauptsächlich auf Tanzmusik konzentriert hatte. Unter anderem stammt der berühmte Donauwalzer "an der schönen blauen Donau" von ihm.
Quelle: www.stadt-wien.at/wien/sehenswuerdigkeiten/johann-strauss-denkmal.html
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Copenhagen has its little mermaid, Vienna has its little Strauss.
The golden statue is one of the city’s most popular photo opportunities. So if you’re in the Stadtpark (“city park”) and see a polite queue of people with smartphones and cameras, you’ve likely found the famous Strauss monument.
The iconic gold figure of Strauss playing his violin now graces postcards and Instagram pages everywhere. The statue is slightly unexpected in that the composer is represented without his famous sideburns, which were large enough to house a family of ducks.
The History
Johann Strauss Jr. (1825 – 1899) was the “Walzerkönig” or “King of the Waltz”, which is a clue to some of his more famous works.
The “Blue Danube” waltz is perhaps the single piece of music most associated with Vienna.
Anyway, in 1903, a few years after Strauss’s death, plans were in place to build a memorial to this Viennese great. Unfortunately, the financing turned out to be trickier than was hoped and the outbreak of the first World War didn’t help matters either.
The resulting delays meant it was 1921 before a memorial went up, following a design by Edmund Hellmer. The “gold” statue is actually gilded bronze, and early damage saw removal of the gold decoration in 1935. It was only restored in 1991.
Source: www.visitingvienna.com/sights/strauss-monument/