Heldenplatz
Grand imperial square with two towering bronze equestrian statues before a monumental curved palace wing.
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About this audio guide
This guide to Heldenplatz in Vienna centers on sculptor Anton Dominik Fernkorn, who in 1860 unveiled Archduke Charles's bronze horse balanced improbably on two hind legs, then took on an even harder commission beside it, Prince Eugene of Savoy. You'll hear what friends noticed change in Fernkorn through the early 1860s as he wrestled with a technical problem no sculptor had solved before. Look up at the rearing horse as you stand before the palace wing.
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