Plague Column

Connected Sites: 13

WHS with a Plague Column within their borders. A Plague Column is a religious monument depicting the Virgin Mary on top, built in thanksgiving for the end of a plague.

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Connected Sites

Vienna
Vienna
Austria
Inscribed: 2001
4.03
812
20
"A Holy Trinity Column Located On The Graben, A Street In The Inner City Of Vienna, Austria. Erected After The Great Plague Epidemic In 1679, The Baroque Memorial Is One Of The Best Known And Most Prominent Sculptural Artworks In The City." (Wiki)
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Holy Trinity Column
Inscribed: 2000
2.54
219
10
"The Main Purpose Was To Celebrate The Catholic Church And Faith, Partly Caused By Feeling Of Gratitude For Ending A Plague, Which Struck Moravia (Now In The Czech Republic) Between 1713 And 1715." (Wiki)
Banska Stiavnica
Inscribed: 1993
2.93
177
10
"The Heart Of The Town Is The Historical Trinity Square Dominated By A Monumental Plague Column." (Wiki)
Cesky Krumlov
Inscribed: 1992
3.86
332
17
Svornosti Square: The Main Artistic Landmark Of The Square Is The Plague Column Topped With The Statue Of The Virgin Mary And Eight Saints, The Patron Saints Of The Town And Protectors Against Plague.
See Commons.Wikimedia.Org
Prague
Prague
Czechia
Inscribed: 1992
4.27
789
16
Holy Trinity Column In The Lesser Town (Malostranské Náměstí), Which Was Completed In 1715 Specifically To Commemorate The End Of The 1713-14 Bubonic Plague
Kutna Hora
Kutna Hora
Czechia
Inscribed: 1995
3.26
315
14
"The Plague Column In Kutná Hora Was Created By The Jesuit Sculptor František Baugut In 1714–1715. It Is A Culturally Valuable Baroque Work, Created As A Pieta For Those Who Died During The Plague Epidemic In 1713." (Wiki)
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Telc
Telc
Czechia
Inscribed: 1992
3.11
221
13
Built In 1718, Following A Plague Epidemic In 1681
See Www.Telc.Eu
Wachau Cultural Landscape
Inscribed: 2000
3.38
275
12
Column In Krems An Der Donau And In Melk
Graz
Graz
Austria
Inscribed: 1999
2.95
301
10
Holy Trinity Plague Column On Karmeliterplatz
Hallstatt-Dachstein
Inscribed: 1997
3.59
295
16
"Die Dreifaltigkeitssäule Auf Dem Hallstätter Marktplatz Wurde Im Jahr 1743 Von Dem Salzburger Bildhauer Joseph Anton Pfaffinger Aus Untersberger Marmor Geschaffen, Und Im Jahr 1744 Aufgestellt."
See Www.Idam.At
Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape
Inscribed: 1996
2.82
198
10
At Valtice, Pestsäule (1680)
Fertö/Neusiedlersee
Fertö/Neusiedlersee
Austria, Hungary
Inscribed: 2001
2.29
214
8
Purbach (1713)
Naples
Naples
Italy
Inscribed: 1995
3.47
568
8
Obelisco Di San Domenico
See It.Wikipedia.Org