Liebenberg monument, Vienna, Protected monument at Mölker Bastei, Vienna, Austria.
The Liebenberg monument is a late Historicist memorial set in a fenced lawn on the Universitätsring, between house numbers 8 and 10. A nine-metre stone obelisk rises from a stepped base, with a life-size bronze lion lying on the steps in front. Two bronze putti hold a gilded portrait medallion of Liebenberg on the Ringstrasse side, a bronze cartouche with the double eagle lies on the rear steps, and a gilded figure of Victoria crowns the obelisk.
The monument honors Johann Andreas von Liebenberg, who led Vienna during the Ottoman siege of 1683. It was dedicated in 1890 at a location of strategic importance to the city's past.
The monument's gilded Victoria on top and the bronze lion on the steps are the work of sculptor Johann Silbernagl, while architect Franz von Neumann designed the obelisk. A gilded portrait medallion of Liebenberg, held by two putti, faces the Ringstrasse. The rear bears a bronze cartouche with the double eagle and an inscription plaque.
The monument stands on an enclosed lawn on the Universitätsring between house numbers 8 and 10, where Mölker Bastei and Schreyvogelgasse meet the Ring, facing the University of Vienna's main building. The lawn is fenced, so the obelisk, lion and reliefs are viewed from the surrounding pavement.
The monument was commissioned on 17 March 1887 to a design by architect Franz von Neumann, with the figures carved by sculptor Johann Silbernagl, and it was unveiled on 12 September 1890. Shot at and damaged during the Second World War, it was fully repaired by December 1949.
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