Mariensäule - Munich, Germany - Baroque Architecture on Waymarking.com

"The Mariensäule is a Marian column located on the Marienplatz in Munich, Germany. It was erected in 1638 to celebrate the end of Swedish occupation during the Thirty Years' War and is topped by a golden statue of the Virgin Mary standing on a crescent moon as the Queen of Heaven, created in 1590. The figure was originally located in the Frauenkirche. Mariensäule in Munich was the first column of this type built north of the Alps and inspired erecting other Marian columns in this part of Europe.

At each corner of the column's pedestal is a statue of a putto, created by Ferdinand Murmann. The four putti are each depicted fighting a different beast, symbolizing the city's overcoming of adversities: war represented by the lion, pestilence by the cockatrice, hunger or famine by the dragon and heresy by the serpent."

--Wikipedia (visit link)

According to information on the internet (visit link) : "During the Second World War the statue was housed in the Frauenkirch. Still in 1945 it was re-erected on the Marienplatz by Cardinal Michael von Faulhaber. In 1966, during construction of the Munich U- and S-Bahn the column was temporarily removed. It was re-erected in November 1970, but then the Baroque base and column were replaced by a copy, and was the figure again gilt."

Although the stone base and column of the Mariensäule had to be replaced in 1970 with a replica, the column cap and base, decorative statues, and plaques are all original.

Style: Baroque Type of building (structure): Marian or Holy Trinity column Date of origin:: Mary Statue created in 1590, column erected in 1638 Architect(s): Hubert Gerhard Web site of the object (if exists): [Web Link] Address: Marienplatz Munich, Bayern Germany

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