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Mariensäule
The Mariensäule (lit. 'Mary's Column') is a Marian and Holy Trinity columns, Marian column located on the Marienplatz in Munich, Germany. Mary is revered here as '':de:Patrona Bavariae, Patrona Bavariae'' (Latin: Protector of Bavaria). History It was erected in 1638 to celebrate the end of Sweden, Swedish occupation during the Thirty Years' War, to be precise, following a respective vow by Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria, Duke Elector Maximilian I of Bavaria if the ducal residential cities of Munich and Landshut would be spared from war destruction. The column is topped by a golden statue of the Mary (mother of Jesus), Virgin Mary standing on a crescent moon as the Queen of Heaven, created in 1590. The figure was originally located in the Munich Frauenkirche, Frauenkirche. ''Mariensäule'' in Munich was the first column of this type built north of the Alps and inspired erecting other Marian columns in this part of Europe.For more and detailed pictures of the column see the r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marienplatz
Marienplatz (English language, English: Mary's Square, i.e. St. Mary, Blessed Virgin Mary, Our Lady's Square) is a town square, central square in the city centre of Munich, Germany. It has been the city's main square since 1158. History During the Middle Ages, markets and tournaments were held in the Marienplatz, which was originally called ''Markth'' ("market"), ''Schranne'' ("grain trade, grain market") and later ''Schrannenplatz'' ("grain market square"). After the grain market was moved into the modern glass-and-iroSchrannenear "Blumenstrasse" in 1853, the square received its new name, starting 9 October 1854. File:Der Marckt zu München 1656 (Marienplatz) - Matthäus Merian d.J.jpg, View of the New Town Hall (Munich), New Town Hall and Frauenkirche, Munich, Frauenkirche looking westward, 1656 File:München Schrannenplatz Soeltl 1838.jpg, View of the square towards the west from an 1838 print File:Anton Doll Der Marienplatz in München 1853.jpg, View of the square towards t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marian And Holy Trinity Columns
Marian columns are religious monuments depicting the Virgin Mary on the top, often built in thanksgiving for the ending of a plague (plague columns) or for some other reason. The purpose of the Holy Trinity columns was usually simply to celebrate the church and the faith, though the plague motif could sometimes play its role in their erection as well. Erecting religious monuments in the form of a column surmounted by a figure or a Christian symbol was a gesture of public faith that flourished in the Catholic countries of Europe, especially in the 17th and 18th centuries. Thus, they became one of the most visible features of Baroque architecture. This usage also influenced some Eastern Orthodox Baroque architecture. History In Imperial Rome, it was the practice to erect a statue of the Emperor atop a column. In 1381, Michael Tutz erected the gothic Tutzsäule at Klosterneuburg Monastery to mark the ending of an epidemic. The Christian practice of erecting a column topped with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muenchen Mariensaule Fabeltier Drache
Munich is the capital and most populous city of Bavaria, Germany. As of 30 November 2024, its population was 1,604,384, making it the third-largest city in Germany after Berlin and Hamburg. Munich is the largest city in Germany that is not a state of its own. It ranks as the 11th-largest city in the European Union. The metropolitan area has around 3 million inhabitants, and the broader Munich Metropolitan Region is home to about 6.2 million people. It is the List of EU metropolitan regions by GDP#2021 ranking of top four German metropolitan regions, third largest metropolitan region by GDP in the European Union. Munich is located on the river Isar north of the Alps. It is the seat of the Upper Bavaria, Upper Bavarian administrative region. With 4,500 people per km2, Munich is Germany's most densely populated municipality. It is also the second-largest city in the Bavarian language, Bavarian dialect area after Vienna. The first record of Munich dates to 1158. The city ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
