Plague Column, Vienna

The Plague Column, or Trinity Column, is a Holy Trinity column located on the , a street in the of , . 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.
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  • Tourist attraction
  • …lies at an elevation of 164 metres (538 feet)
  • …is wheelchair accessible
  • …dates from 1693
  • …stands 21 metres (69 feet) tall
  • …has a pyramidal roof
  • Description: memorial monument in the city of Vienna, Austria
  • Also known as
    “Holy Trinity Column”
    “Pestsäule”
    “Wiener Pestsaeule”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Stephen’s Cathedral and Peterskirche.
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St. Stephen's Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church… is situated 250 metres east of Plague Column, Vienna.
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The is a Baroque parish church in , .
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The Austrian National Library is the largest library… is situated 360 metres southwest of Plague Column, Vienna.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bermudadreieck and Naschmarkt.
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is a neighborhood.
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The is a popular fruit and vegetable market in .
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is a neighborhood.

Plague Column, Vienna

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Latitude
48.20871° or 48° 12′ 31″ north
Longitude
16.36979° or 16° 22′ 11″ east
Open location code
8FWR6959+FW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 107803504
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
12501025
Wiki­data ID
Q688614

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Ukrainian—“Plague Column, Vienna” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Plaagkolom, Wene”
  • Arabic: “عمود الطاعون”
  • Basque: “Pestsäule”
  • Catalan: “Pestsäule”
  • Chinese: “黑死病纪念柱”
  • Czech: “Sloup Nejsvětější Trojice”
  • Czech: “Wiener Pestsäule”
  • Dutch: “Weense pestzuil”
  • Esperanto: “Pestkolono”
  • Esperanto: “Pestokolono en Vieno”
  • Esperanto: “Pestokolono”
  • French: “colonne de la peste”
  • French: “Colonne de la peste”
  • French: “Colonne de la Trinité”
  • French: “Pestsäule”
  • German: “Hl. Dreifaltigkeit und zu den 9 Chören der Engel”
  • German: “Pestsäule Wien”
  • German: “Pestsäule”
  • German: “Wiener Pestsäule”
  • German: “Hl. Dreifaltigkeits Säule auf dem Graben.” (historical)
  • Hausa: “Gidan annoba, Vienna”
  • Hebrew: “עמוד המגפה, וינה”
  • Hebrew: “עמוד המגפה”
  • Hungarian: “Szentháromság pestisoszlop”
  • Indonesian: “Pestsäule, Wina”
  • Italian: “Colonna della Peste”
  • Japanese: “ペスト記念塔”
  • Japanese: “ペスト記念柱”
  • Latin: “Columnae S.S.S. Trinitatis...auf dem Graben” (historical)
  • Polish: “Kolumna morowa w Wiedniu”
  • Polish: “Kolumna Morowa”
  • Portuguese: “Coluna da Peste (Viena)”
  • Portuguese: “Coluna da Peste”
  • Romanian: “Coloana Ciumei din Viena”
  • Russian: “Чумная колонна (столб)”
  • Russian: “Чумная колонна”
  • Spanish: “Pestsäule”
  • Turkish: “Viyana Veba Sütunu”
  • Ukrainian: “Чумний стовп”

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