marian column, mariensaule, am hof in vienna, austria

1645 1646 architecture army austria balthasar basilisk bronze building burnacini caster centre chamber cherubs city column copy court dedicated donated dragon emperor engineer erected famine ferdinand flags four gilded gratitude heresy heritage herold history hof iii imperial inn inscriptions jacob johann leopold lion lodovico marian mariensacurren mary master metal ottavio pedestal plague pock saving sculptor serpent square statue stone stonemason swedish theatre thirty translocated ule urban vienna viennese war wernstein years