Heldenberg Memorial
The memorial Heldenberg in Lower Austria is home to statues and busts of Austrian rulers and members of the military. It was built in 1849 by Joseph Pargfrieder in his castle park at Kleinwetzdorf (municipality Heldenberg ).
History
Joseph Gottfried Pargfrieder grew rich supply of foodstuffs, footwear and fabrics to the army. In 1832 he bought the Wetzdorf castle. After the victory of Field Marshal Radetzky at Custozza and the suppression of the uprising in Hungary Pargfrieder was modeled after the Valhalla in his castle park a total of 169 still images and zinc busts of generals, commanders, soldiers and Austrian rulers of Rudolf I set up to Emperor Franz Joseph.
On the site of a residential home for military invalids ( an officer and twelve soldiers) was, together with its own tomb, the so-called lion tomb erected. The crew would have been intended as a guard of honor for the hero mountain; However, it never came about.
Since Pargfrieder paid the debt of Field Marshal Maximilian Freiherr von Wimpffen († 1854), and Field Marshal Radetzky († 1858), they were in the tomb Heldenberg bury, where Pargfrieder ( sitzend! ) is buried.
The people wrote to Spottvers following:
The Spottvers aimed at the fact that Pargfrieder than just army supplier also supplied shoes.
Pargfrieder, who gave the emperor in 1858, the memorial was later elevated to the Austrian knighthood and was awarded the title " Ritter von ". He was also owner of the Knight's Cross of the Franz Joseph Order.
The Heldenberg 1908 was passed by the emperor to the army, and came in 1918 in the possession of the Republic of Austria.
In 2005, the memorial part of the Lower Austrian exhibition under the theme Lauter heroes.
Monuments
They have been in the zinc casting time widely used for sculptures - or more precisely an alloy of zinc with small amounts of copper and aluminum - made only four statues are made of cast iron, a relatively elaborate procedures. The performing artists were Anton Dietrich, Johann Baptist Fessler and Adam Mayer Rammelsberg. The cast was in the Salm'schen and Mohrenberg'schen foundry in Blansko ( Moravia ). Originally, the busts were of light- colored surface. Today, black surface was probably not until 1936 applied as part of a " restoration ".
Portico
- Stills of four knights with visor down on the steps
- Busts of the generals on the steps
- Busts of the fortress commandant 1848-1849 in the porch
Handrails next to the portico
- Busts of marshals left
- Statue in front of the balustrade on the left Johann Josef Wenzel Graf Radetzky von Radetz (1766-1858)
- Busts of marshals right
- Statue in front of the balustrade on the right Maximilian Freiherr von Wimpffen, Field Marshal Lieutenant (1770-1854)
Victory monuments
Before each of the two balustrades are each a victory column with Goddess Victoria at the top and busts of distinguished officers and soldiers. Before the left balustrade of participants in the Italian campaign (1848 /49), before the right of participants in the Hungarian campaign of 1848-1849. The respective 24 busts are arranged in two concentric circles, with those of carriers inside the Golden Medal for Bravery, those outside are situated with membership in the Military Order of Maria Theresa Order.
Busts of the personalities of the Italian campaign 1848-1849
Busts of the personalities of the Hungarian campaign 1848-1849
Hero Avenue
Imperial Avenue
- Busts on both sides of the avenue
- Still at the end of the imperial avenue Emperor Franz Joseph I (1830-1916)