Walther von der Vogelweide Monument

 

 "Walther von der Vogelweide" Monument in Bolzano / Bozen.

 

The Sky over the Timmelsjoch

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The eagle on the Passo Rombo

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The horse

 Meran/Merano is the only city in South Tyrol that has a horse racing course.

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Elisabeth - "Sisi"

 

 

 

 

 Empress Elisabeth of Austria in Merano / Meran.

Der Kaiserjubiläumsbrunnen

 

 

 The Kaiser Jubilee Fountain on the Kalvarienberg /Calvary) in Kastelruth / Castelrotto.

It is a Habsburg monument that was erected in 1908 for the 60th anniversary of the reign of Emperor Franz Josef I.

 

Alexander Koester

Alexander Koester - monument in Klausen / Chiusa - Isarco Valley.

More informations about Alexander Koester here (in German language only - sorry).

The Victory Monument in spring dress

The Victory Monument in Bolzano / Bozen.

Military Shrine

Fallen in the war 1915 - 1918

Military Shrine in the municipality of Mals / Malles - Vinschgau / Venosta Valley.

The Alpini Monument in Brunico

Bruneck / Brunico - Pustertal / Pusteria Valley.

Horse monument in Glurns

Horse monument "Rossbändiger" (horse tamer) in Glurns / Glorenza.

This monument is in front of the entrance facade of the power plant "Glurns". It is a "horse tamer", which has managed to defeat the mighty forces of nature and use them for his purposes. Therefore this symbolizes the man who uses the overwhelming hydropower for electricity generation with the technology.

The sky above Bolzano

 

 

The sky above Bolzano / Bozen.

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May 2015 Theme Day: Revolution

The Pater Joachim Haspinger monument in St. Martin in Gsies, cast in bronze in 1959 at the commemoration to the "150 Years Tyrolean uprising in 1809" by sculptor Othmar Winkler.

Father Joachim Haspinger (1776 – 1858) was a Catholic priest and leader of the Tyrolese revolt against Napoleon.

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November 2014 Theme Day: Landmark

Bolzano Victory Monument

The Victory Monument in Bolzano was erected on the personal orders of Mussolini after the annexation of the South Tyrol after World War I. The 19 metre wide Victory Gate was designed by architect Marcello Piacentini and substituted the former Austrian Kaiserjäger monument, torn down in 1926–27. Its construction in Fascist style, displaying lictorial pillars, was dedicated to the "Martyrs of World War I".

HIC PATRIAE FINES SISTE SIGNA

HINC CETEROS EXCOLVIMVS LINGVA LEGIBVS ARTIBVS

Here at the border of the fatherland set down the banner.

From this point on we educated the others with language, law and culture.

The monument was inaugurated on 12 July 1928 by King Victor Emmanuel III.

The inscription, referring to Roman imperial history, was seen as provocative by many German-speaking people living in the province of South Tyrol. On the day of the inauguration there was a counter-demonstration with 10,000 people in Innsbruck.

Today, the monument still is a focal point of the tensions between the Italian and German speaking communities in Bolzano. Font: Wikipedia.

More informations about the monument and the permanent exhibition here.

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The white eagle

The white eagle at the Timmelsjoch / Passo del Rombo.

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Sir Walther has now nice friends...

The Christsmas Market on the Waltherplatz in Bozen / Bolzano is open!

Joachim Haspinger

Joachim Haspinger monument in Klausen / Chiusa - Isarco Valley

Johann Simon Haspinger (28 October 1776 - 12 January 1858) was a Catholic priest and leader of the Tyrolese revolt against Napoleon.

What friendship connects cannot be separated by politics

Was Freundschaft verbindet kann Politik nicht trennen

What friendship connects cannot be separated by politics

Timmelsjoch / Passo Rombo

on the border between North Tyrol (Austria) and South Tyrol (Italy)

Horse in the sky

Horse statue in the Vinschgau Valley

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and Ein Stück Himmel.