Marc Anton Gruppe, Vienna, Bronze monument near Secession building, Vienna, Austria

The Marc Anton Gruppe is a bronze sculpture beside the Secession building on Friedrichstraße in Vienna. It shows Marcus Antonius reclining in a chariot drawn by three lions, with a fourth lioness led on a chain at the right. The chariot's semicircular back bears six relief strips of scenes from his life.

The monument was commissioned for the 1900 Paris World Exhibition after Strasser's smaller model won the Reichel Prize in 1896. This commission recognized Strasser's talents and gave him the opportunity to enlarge his original concept into a monumental public work.

Vienna's nickname for the group is 'Löwenfiaker', a lion-drawn cab, because the triumphal chariot is pulled by three lions and a leashed lioness walks beside it. The figure of Mark Antony is shown reclining and corpulent, a depiction of decadence that the Secession artists embraced. The chariot's semicircular back wall carries six relief strips with scenes from his life.

The monument stands on Friedrichstrasse beside the Secession building, on a raised pedestal installed during the 2005 restoration to stop visitors climbing the lions. It faces the street and can be viewed from the pavement; the surrounding garden and Karlsplatz U-Bahn station are nearby.

Vienna's nickname for the group is "Löwenfiaker", lion cab: a Fiaker is the city's horse-drawn carriage, so the lions are cast as its team. The bronze was pierced by bomb splinters in the air raid of 7 February 1945 and repaired only in 1956. In 2005 it was taken down, restored for about 100,000 euros and set on a higher base so fewer visitors would climb the lions.