John of Austria
John of Austria or Don Giovanni d'Austria is a monumental sculpture in bronze, originally gilded, of John of Austria by architect and sculptor Andrea Calamech, a native of Carrara who trained in the Florentine workshop of Bartolomeo Ammannati.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Work of art
- Artwork_type: statue
- Description: sculpture in Messina, Italy
- Also known as: “Don Giovanni d’Austria” and “Statue of John of Austria”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of the Santissima Annunziata dei Catalani and Messina Cathedral.
Church of the Santissima Annunziata dei Catalani
Church
Photo: Sailko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Church of the Santissima Annunziata dei Catalani is a church in Messina, Sicily, Italy. It is an example of Norman architecture in Sicily. The church dates from the 12th century, when Sicily was under Norman rule.
Messina Cathedral
Church
Photo: Abxbay, Public domain.
Messina Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in Messina, Sicily. Formerly the episcopal seat of the Diocese of Messina, it became in 1986 the archiepiscopal seat of the Archdiocese of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela. Messina Cathedral is situated 110 metres northwest of John of Austria.
Astronomical Clock
Work of art
Photo: Benreis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The astronomical clock of Messina is an astronomical clock constructed by the Ungerer Company of Strasbourg in 1933. It is built into the campanile of Messina Cathedral. Astronomical Clock is situated 140 metres northwest of John of Austria.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Catarratti and San Filippo Superiore.
Catarratti
Suburb
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Catarratti is a suburb, which is situated 3 km west of John of Austria.
San Filippo Superiore
Village
Photo: Michele Careno, CC BY-SA 4.0.
San Filippo Superiore is a village, which is situated 6 km southwest of John of Austria.
Larderia
Village
Photo: Salvatore All1, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Larderia is a village, which is situated 7 km southwest of John of Austria.
John of Austria
- Categories: sculpture, tourism, historic site, and memorial
- Location: Messina, Messina, Sicily, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
38.1914° or 38° 11′ 29″ northLongitude
15.55582° or 15° 33′ 21″ eastInception
1572Open location code
8FCQ5HR4+H8OpenStreetMap ID
node 1662323963OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statueWikidata ID
Q3968667
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Italian—“John of Austria” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Standbeeld van don Juan van Oostenrijk”
- French: “Statue de Don Juan d’Autriche”
- Italian: “Statua di don Giovanni d’Austria”
- Italian: “Statua di Don Giovanni d’Austria”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Piazza Catalani and Messina 18.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “John of Austria”. Photo: MarcoCrupi, CC BY-SA 3.0.