Emperor Joseph II statue, Campus of the University of Vienna
Emperor Joseph II statue, Campus of the University of Vienna is a memorial in Alsergrund, Vienna which is located on Spitalgasse. Emperor Joseph II statue, Campus of the University of Vienna is situated nearby to the convention center Hörsaalzentrum, as well as near the library Fachbereichsbibliothek Südasien-, Tibet- und Buddhismuskunde.Photo: JonnyBrazil, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Memorial
- Artwork type: statue
- Description: monument in Alsergrund, Austria
- Also known as: “Denkmal Kaiser Josef II.”
- Address: Spitalgasse 2-4, Hof 2, Wien, 1090
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Votivkirche and Burgtheater.
Votivkirche
Church
Photo: Bwag, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Votivkirche is a neo-Gothic style church located on the Ringstraße in Vienna, Austria. Following the attempted assassination of Emperor Franz Joseph in 1853, the Emperor's brother Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian inaugurated a campaign to create a church to thank God for saving the Emperor's life. Votivkirche is situated 510 metres east of Emperor Joseph II statue, Campus of the University of Vienna.
Burgtheater
Theater building
Photo: Bwag, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Burgtheater (; literally: "Castle Theater" but alternatively translated as " Court Theater", originally known as K.K. Theater an der Burg, then until 1918 as the K.K. Burgtheater is situated 1 km southeast of Emperor Joseph II statue, Campus of the University of Vienna.
Josephinian Military Academy of Surgery
University
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The Collegium Medico-Chirurgicum Josephinum or Josephinian Military Academy of Surgery was an academy of military medicine founded in Vienna by Emperor Joseph II in 1784. Josephinian Military Academy of Surgery is situated 380 metres northeast of Emperor Joseph II statue, Campus of the University of Vienna.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alservorstadt and Michelbeuern.
Alservorstadt
Quarter
Photo: Michel Mougey, CC BY 3.0.
Alservorstadt was an independent municipality until 1850 and is since then divided between Josefstadt and Alsergrund, the 8th and 9th districts of Vienna, respectively.
Michelbeuern
Quarter
Michelbeuern is a neighbourhood of the Alsergrund, the 9th district of Vienna. Today, the major part of its area is dedicated to the Vienna General Hospital.
Josefstadt
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Josefstadt is the 8th district of Vienna. It is bounded on the north side by Alser Straße, by the "2er Linie" on the east, Lerchenfelder Straße on the south, and the Gürtel on the west.
Emperor Joseph II statue, Campus of the University of Vienna
- Categories: monument and historic site
- Location: Alsergrund, Vienna, Austria, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
48.21713° or 48° 13′ 2″ northLongitude
16.35282° or 16° 21′ 10″ eastInception
1884Open location code
8FWR6983+V4OpenStreetMap ID
node 4268812010OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statueWikidata ID
Q37878051
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In Other Languages
“Emperor Joseph II statue, Campus of the University of Vienna” goes by many names.
- German: “Persönlichkeitsdenkmal, Kaiser Josef II”
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Highlights include Hörsaalzentrum and Fachbereichsbibliothek Südasien-, Tibet- und Buddhismuskunde.
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