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24-641: The Naturhistorisches Museum and the Kunsthistorisches Museum and the square adjoining them were built in 1889. At the center of the square stands the Maria-Theresia Memorial , a large statue depicting Empress Maria Theresa , namesake of the square. The Modern Art Museum in the former Imperial Stables shows contemporary works that some may consider controversial. The three museums are popular destinations for tourists. The Kunsthistorisches Museum contains numerous famous works by

48-469: A Te Deum with 20 other bishops. When the monument was unveiled, all the church bells in Vienna rang. The monument is being completely renovated since October 2008. Pfitsch Pfitsch ( German pronunciation: [pfɪtʃ] ; Italian : Val di Vizze [ˈval di ˈvittse] ) is a comune (municipality) South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 45 kilometres (28 mi) north of

72-461: A massive bell tower and was built with blocks of granite under the supervision of Adam Schaiter of Sterzing in Late Gothic and Renaissance style. In the 19th century was restored freeing the interior of Gothic elements. The ceiling frescoes are by Josef Renzler dating from 1841. The chapel was built in an octagonal form on the initiative of Daniel von Elzenbaum at that time administrator of

96-549: Is formed by a lower fortress, an upper keep and a palace; it was owned by the Trautson. In 1775 the family Trautson extinguished and the castle passed to the Auersperg from Salzburg which are still the owner. Ansitz Wiesenheim is a three level palace with a low triangular pediment and an “Erker” tower with a saddle roof, placed at one corner of the building. The Medieval nucleus has a small wooden hall and rooms rebuilt around in

120-556: Is situated at the end of the Pfitschtal and is dedicated to St. James the patron saint of travellers and pilgrims. The church is mentioned for the first time in the protocol of the pastoral visit in 1577. According to the protocol of 1653 the church had two altars: one dedicated to the apostle James and the other to the Virgin. In the 1707 the church was enlarged, the bell tower raised and consecrated once again on July 1, 1714. The church

144-426: The frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Kematen (Caminata), St. Jakob (San Giacomo), and Wiesen (Prati). The emblem is party per fess of sable and vert . The first part show a quartz with three points, in the second an horseshoe . The quartz is referred to the minerals abundant in the municipality, the horse shoe is the insignia of Lord Trautson who ruled the village of Wiesen . The emblem

168-467: The 17th century with the rooftree at sight. Haidenschaft was a tower-house situated on the left side of Eisack river, in the municipality of Pfitsch, outside the jurisdiction of Sterzing and known since 1425. In 1553 was bought from the mining society Kössental. The front has an Erker on each of the three floors, it was restored in Baroque, with three bull's eye on the pediment, in the 18th century. It

192-590: The Habsburg hereditary lands and in Hungary, greeting the people with her right hand. Four female figures sit on the cornice around the throne as allegorical embodiments of the 4 cardinal virtues of justice, strength, mildness and wisdom. On each of the four sides of the plinth there is an arch field with a relief, and in front of it, a free-standing statue in a thematic context: The Empress' Advisers The Administrators The Military Science and Art On

216-862: The Habsburg monarchy from 1740 to 1780. The monument stands since 1888 on the Maria-Theresien-Platz between the Art History Museum , which opened in 1891, and the Natural History Museum , which opened in 1889. In the 1860's, the Austrian Empire had been defeated in the Austro-Prussian War and the Third Italian War of Independence , followed by an economical crisis. The aim was to counteract these setbacks, with patriotic appeals to

240-615: The Northern European masters, such as Bruegel's Tower of Babel , as well as an extensive collection of ancient world art. The Egyptian collection ( Aegyptisches Sammlung ) houses mummified forms, stone carvings, and the tomb of an Egyptian prince that was transported to Vienna and reassembled for Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria . On the stairwell's roof are frescoes by Austrian artist Gustav Klimt . The Naturhistorisches Museum houses displays of butterflies and other insects, and an extensive preserved and stuffed animal collection,

264-638: The bronze sculptures, which weighed a total of 44 tons. Baron Karl von Hasenauer designed the architecture of the monument. With the base, the monument covers an area of 632 m and is 19.36 m high, on top sits the figure of the Empress with a height of 6 m. The base and chain stand are made of Mauthausen granite from Enns in Upper Austria, the pedestal and base are made of brown hornblende granite from Petersburg-Jeschitz near Pilsen in Bohemia,

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288-463: The city of Bolzano at the border with Austria. It is named after the valley of Pfitschtal or Pfitscher Tal. As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 2,966 and an area of 142.3 square kilometres (54.9 sq mi). Pfitsch borders the following municipalities: Brenner , Freienfeld , Mühlbach , Mühlwald , Sterzing , Vintl , Finkenberg (Austria), Gries am Brenner (Austria) and Vals (Austria). The municipality of Pfitsch contains

312-598: The columns are made of serpentinite from Pfitsch near Sterzing in South Tyrol. The content of the program for the monument came from Alfred von Arneth , Director of the Imperial House, Court and State Archives. The monarch herself sits on her throne in the center, in her left hand a scepter and the Pragmatic Sanction , the state and constitutional treaty that enabled her as a woman to rule in

336-521: The diagonal axes, there are equestrian statues of four Field Marshals from the era of Maria Theresa surrounding the monument: A grand ceremony was held on 13 May 1888 to unveil the monument on the 171st birthday of the Empress. For this purpose, an imperial box was erected in a marquee in front of the monument, in which the entire imperial family took part in the ceremony. The Archbishop of Vienna, Cardinal Cölestin Josef Ganglbauer , celebrated

360-495: The most poignant examples of which include a Przewalskii's horse, a baby Javanese rhinoceros, and a case of dodo remains. Also notable is the museum's famous Mikrotheater, showing slides of microscopic organisms, its two spider crabs which were sent to Emperor Franz Joseph by the Japanese Emperor as a gift, and the first ever human depiction of an underwater scene made from life observation and the diving bell from which it

384-582: The other side of the Ring Road. For the Maria-Theresien-Platz, it made sense to erect a monument to the historic mother of the country. Her prestige and popularity should radiate onto the current empire. In 1874, the three sculptors Johannes Benk , Carl Kundmann and Kaspar von Zumbusch submitted designs for the execution of the sculptures. Emperor Franz Joseph I chose Zumbusch, who worked with his student Anton Brenek for around 13 years on

408-465: The parish of Sterzing . The chapel was consecrated in 1631 and is formed by a room sufficient to accommodate a simulacrum of the Holy Sepulchre which is decorated and open to the public every year for Easter. The Moos Castle is mentioned for the first time in a written document in 1325 and was owned by the Trautson family. In the following years the castle changed several owners and in 1600, it

432-405: The place no more safe and was decided to build a new one in another position. The new church was built between 1821 and 1824 under the direction of Jakob Isidor Prantl. The old church underwent restoration works in the years: 1987, 1997 and 1999. The church is mentioned for the first time in a written document in 1337 and it is reported that has been consecrated once in 1434. The present church has

456-551: The splendor of the dual monarchy in the past. The new ring road around Vienna's old town , which had been under construction since 1858 and opened in 1865, offered the opportunity to do so. Monuments to the two most important generals of the monarchy, Prince Eugene of Savoy and Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen , were erected in 1860 and 1865 on the Heldenplatz in front of the Hofburg , which adjoins Maria-Theresien-Platz on

480-413: The suffering Christ. Particular attention should be paid to the church door decorated with ornamental carving marked by the wind and the weather. The night of February 28, 1817, an avalanche detached from Kraxentrager damaged the church. During the summer the curate Jakob Isidor Prantl made the church repaired and on October 13, 1817, was reopened to the faithful. After the avalanche the population considered

504-584: Was granted in 1969. The church was built between 1821 and 1824 under the direction of the curate Jakob Prantl who built 13 churches throughout Tyrol. The ceiling frescoes depict the Most Holy Sacrament and the decapitation of St. James are by Josef Renzler dating from 1823. The three altarpieces represent St. James, the baptism of Jesus and Our Lady Queen of the Holy Rosary are by Leopold Puellacher between 1824 and 1825. The old Parish church

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528-491: Was made. The stairwell contains paintings of Emperor Franz Joseph, Empress Maria Theresa and her stuffed pet lap dog, a miniature hound. 48°12′16″N 16°21′39″E  /  48.2045°N 16.3608°E  / 48.2045; 16.3608 Maria-Theresia Memorial The Maria Theresa Memorial is one of the most important monuments of the Habsburg monarchy in Vienna . It commemorates Empress Maria Theresa , who ruled

552-497: Was renovated in 1789 with a barrel vault ceiling decorated with frescoes representing St. James on a horseback who travels to Spain to fight against the Saracens. In the same period were painted six medallions representing the apostles Simon and Thomas, St. Nicholas, St. Martin, St. Sylvester and St. Sebastian. Inside take place a decorated pulpit, the two statues on the main altar and two altarpieces representing Our Lady of Sorrow and

576-489: Was restored on commission of Christoph Geizkofler. The Moos Castle was efficiently protected by the “marsh of Sterzing” which extended to Wiesen. The South Tirol Winemakers Association acquired the castle in 1950, restored it without substantial changing and destined it as a retirement home for the elderly. The Sprechenstein Castle according to a document was re-built in 1241 on a high rocky spur southeast of Sterzing. The castle

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