Rathausmann is a monument on the top of the city hall in
Rathaus,
Vienna
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Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
. Rathausmann is one of the symbols of Vienna. The statue itself is 5.4 meters tall (including flagpole), and its armor was modeled after that of
Emperor Maximilian I
Maximilian I (22 March 1459 – 12 January 1519) was King of the Romans from 1486 and Holy Roman Emperor from 1508 until his death. He was never crowned by the pope, as the journey to Rome was blocked by the Venetians. He proclaimed himself Ele ...
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A replica of the statue is in
Rathauspark
Rathauspark is a 40,000 square meter park in Vienna, Austria, located across the street from the Vienna City Hall.
History
The Emperor Franz Joseph I, in 1863, made known his desire to transform the area into a city park for the residents of V ...
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See also
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Vienna City Hall
Vienna City Hall (German: ''Wiener Rathaus'') is the seat of local government of Vienna, located on Rathausplatz in the Innere Stadt district. Constructed from 1872 to 1883 in a Neo-Gothic style according to plans designed by Friedrich von Sch ...
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Buildings and structures in Innere Stadt
Monuments and memorials in Austria
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