Category:Guido Holzknecht monument, Arne-Karlsson-Park

From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository
Jump to navigation Jump to search
<nowiki>Guido-Holzknecht-Denkmal; Guido Holzknecht monument, Arne-Karlsson-Park; monument in Alsergrund, Austria; معلم تذكاري في النمسا; Denkmal im Arne-Carlsson-Park, Wien</nowiki>
Guido Holzknecht monument, Arne-Karlsson-Park 
monument in Alsergrund, Austria
Upload media
Instance of
Commemorates
Made from material
LocationArne-Karlsson-Park, Vienna, Austria
Creator
Inception
  • 1932
Date of official opening
  • 2 November 1932
Map48° 13′ 16.36″ N, 16° 21′ 15.34″ E
Authority file
Wikidata Q110891862
OpenStreetMap node ID: 1392071618
Edit infobox data on Wikidata
English: Bust of Guido Holzknecht in Vienna
Deutsch: Guido Holzknecht-Denkmal im Arne-Karlsson-Park, Alsergrund, Spitalgasse/Währingerstraße, Wien. Bildhauer: Josef Josephu enthüllt am 2. November 1932

It is interesting to note that this statue was badly damaged during World War II. The piece that stands today was recast based on found fragments. Two errors in the revised bust should be noted. The original statue feature Holzknecht's hands showing several missing fingers lost due to radiation poisoning. The restored piece shows all ten fingers. The original artist was Josef Josephu, who has many statues still standing in Vienna. The restored piece credits Joseph Heu, who was not a sculptor.

Vienna CoA
This is a category about public art indexed in a public art catalogue of Vienna (Austria) under the number: 71436 (commons, de) .
Upload more media to this category

Media in category "Guido Holzknecht monument, Arne-Karlsson-Park"

The following 5 files are in this category, out of 5 total.