Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Plague Column, Vienna" in English language version.
Although the Pestsäule was planned that very year it was not completed until 1694, and its imagery reflects some of the most traumatic events but also some of Austria's greatest triumphs. The intervening years saw the invasion and repulsion of the Turkish army which added new meaning to the original concept.
In 1679 R. was awarded the contract for the Trinity Column donated by King Leopold I to the Graben in Vienna (completed in 1694) according to plans by JB Fischer von Erlach and L. Burnacini). The basic idea of replacing the hitherto usual pillar with a triangular-shaped pyramid has been preserved, as have three life-size, reading and musical angels of androgynous corporeality. (English translation of German original)
