Schubert Monument, Vienna, Monument in Stadtpark, Vienna, Austria
The Schubert Monument is a marble statue in the Stadtpark in Vienna, showing the composer seated with a pen and sheet music in hand. Three decorative reliefs with musical themes surround the base of the pedestal, one at the front and one on each side.
The monument was unveiled in 1872 after the Vienna Men's Choral Society spent around ten years raising money through concerts and donations. It was the first large public tribute to Franz Schubert in the city where he was born and died.
The three reliefs on the pedestal each represent a different side of music: imagination at the front, instrumental music on the left, and vocal music on the right. Visitors who take a moment to walk around the pedestal can read these scenes like a story told in stone.
The monument stands in a visible spot inside the Stadtpark and is within walking distance of the Weihburggasse and Stubentor stops on tram line 2. A visit fits naturally into a walk through the rest of the park.
Sculptor Carl Kundmann made both this monument and the memorial at Schubert's grave in Zentralfriedhof, so the two works share the same artistic hand. Visiting both sites gives a rare chance to see how one sculptor shaped the memory of a single person across two very different settings.
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