![]() ![]() Bwag/Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license However, last July, the new mayor of Vienna, Michael Ludwig, announced that he was withdrawing from the project.įearing that the monument may be perceived as anti-Turkish, Vienna mayor Michael Ludwig said that it was not an appropriate time to erect military monuments. The unveiling of the monument was planned for 12 September 2018 on the 335th anniversary of the relief of Vienna. The foundation stone for the monument in Vienna was laid six years ago on the 330th anniversary of the battle. The Siege of Vienna marked the beginning of the end of Turkish domination in eastern Europe after they were defeated by a combined force led by King John III Sobieski. This latest attempt looked set to be successful. Up to now, thirteen attempts have been made to erect a monument in Vienna in honour of the Polish king who relieved the siege of the city. ![]() The monument depicts Sobieski as the head of a column of hussars as he routed the Ottoman army at the Siege of Vienna in 1683, a battle that put a check on the Ottomans’ further advances into Europe. The monument has been put on temporary display to remind people of its existence after authorities in Vienna withdrew from a long-term plan to erect it on Kahlenberg hill in Vienna, from where the Polish king launched his history-changing attack 336 years ago. The monument’s placement on a platform trailer normally used to haul broken-down cars symbolises that it is still on the road to its final destination in the Austrian capital.Ī monument of Polish king Jan III Sobieski has been placed on a platform trailer in front of the Papal Window in Kraków. ![]()
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