Dreifaltigkeitssäule, Baroque monument in Hauptplatz, Linz, Austria
The Trinity Column is a Baroque monument made of white Untersberger marble that stands in the center of Hauptplatz and rises approximately 20 meters high. The monument features a gilded group of figures at its top with the Immaculate Mary on a crescent moon, decorated below with angels seated on clouds.
The column was built between 1717 and 1723 to give thanks for the city's survival of plague outbreaks and military threats during the Spanish and Austrian succession wars. Construction took place during a period when Linz was recovering from crisis and rebuilding its confidence.
The column serves as a monument to the city's survival of hardship and displays three coats of arms representing imperial, regional, and local authority on its base. These symbols show how the community understood its place within a larger political order.
The monument sits in the busy center of Hauptplatz and is easy to reach on foot from multiple sides of the square. A complete restoration completed between June 2019 and July 2020 ensured that the stone and gilded elements remain in good condition.
A notably rare portrayal shows the Immaculate Mary beneath the heavenly figures at the top of the column, giving the monument a special theological message. This emphasis on Marian devotion was especially important to people in the years following plague outbreaks.
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