1690 - Marian Column - Jihlava, Czech Republic
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N 49° 23.772 E 015° 35.410
33U E 542822 N 5471668
A chronogram on the pedestal of the Marian column
Waymark Code: WM182BG
Location: Kraj Vysočina, Czechia
Date Posted: 05/16/2023
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The Marian Columns were built in Bohemia and Moravia often as commemorative columns, as a reminder of the tragic events, especially the wars and the plague epidemics.
The early Baroque Marian column standing in the upper part of the square was erected by Dr. Kielmann between 1686 and 1691 as a gratitude for the town being spared from the plague epidemic. The tall column, topped with the sculpture of the Immaculate Conception, rises from a base adorned with four saint statues.
The chronogram is located on the sandstone pedestal. The Roman numerals of chronogram are larger than the other letters and are not color-coded from the rest of the text.
The year 1690 from the chronogram referring to erection of the column.
The chronogram:
regnante LeopoLDo aVgVsto et eIVs fILIo Iosepho aVgVsto InaVgVrato rege roMano // 1690
Type of numerals used: Roman
Text of the original chronogram: regnante LeopoLDo aVgVsto et eIVs fILIo Iosepho aVgVsto InaVgVrato rege roMano
Pure chronogram?: no
Natural chronogram?: no
English translation of the chronogram: Not listed
Website explaining the chronogram: Not listed
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