Mozart Monument, Vienna, Marble monument in Burggarten, Innere Stadt district, Austria
The Mozart Monument is a marble statue of composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart located in the Burggarten in Vienna's first district. It stands on a multi-tiered base with relief panels depicting scenes from his work.
A Mozart monument fund was established 77 years before the unveiling. After two design competitions, Viktor Tilgner's entry was chosen over Edmund von Hellmer's. The monument was unveiled on 21 April 1896 at Albrechtsplatz, five days after Tilgner's death. Damaged in the air raid of 12 March 1945, it was restored and moved to the Burggarten on 5 June 1953.
In front of the monument lies a flower bed shaped like a treble clef. The front relief shows two scenes from Don Giovanni, "The Invitation" and the appearance of the Stone Guest; the rear relief follows a drawing by Louis Carmontelle and shows the six-year-old Mozart making music with his father Leopold and sister Nannerl.
The monument stands in the middle of the Burggarten and is easy to reach on foot from the Ringstrasse. The park is mostly flat and open, making the walk straightforward for most visitors.
The base of the monument combines pale Laas marble from South Tyrol with darker diorite steps, a contrast that many visitors walk past without noticing. Looking closely at the join between the two materials reveals how deliberately the two stones were chosen to work together.
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