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Sign: Vienna - A plaque where King of Poland, John III Sobieski, visited after the Battle of Vienna


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Augustinerstraße 12, 1010 Wien, Austria
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On the sign:
[portrait of John III Sobieski]
JAN III. SOBIESKI
KÖNIG VON POLEN
OBERBEFEHLSHABER DER VEREINIGTEN HEERE
BESUCHTE HIER
AM 13. SEPTEMBER 1683
NACH DER BEFREIUNG WIENS
VON DEN TÜRKISCHEN
BELAGERN DIE HEILIGE MESSE

KOMITEE "300 JAHRE ENTSATZ VON WIEN
MIT KÖNIG JAN III. SOBIESKI"
SEPTEMBER 1983

KÜNSTLERISCHE GESTALTUNG W. CZECHOWSKA-ANTONIEWSKA · S. MICHALIK · PRACOWNIE SZTUK PLASTYCZNYCH WARSZAWA
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The sign is located on the site of Polish King John III Sobieski, after his victory over the Ottomans at the Battle of Vienna.

The portrait of the king was made by the sculptor Wiktoria Czechowska-Antoniewska

The place where the sign was was photographed that day Click for a larger image

Translation of the text on the sign:
[portrait of John III Sobieski]
JAN III. SOBIESKI
KING OF POLAND
COMMANDER IN CHAIN OF THE UNITED ARMY
VISITED HERE
ON SEPTEMBER 13, 1683
AFTER THE LIBERATION OF VIENNA
FROM THE TURKISH
SIEGES THE HOLY MASS

COMMITTEE "300 YEARS OF RELEASE FROM VIENNA
WITH KING JAN III. SOBIESKI"
SEPTEMBER 1983

ARTISTIC DESIGN W. CZECHOWSKA-ANTONIEWSKA S. MICHALIK PRACOWNIE SZTUK PLASTYCZNYCH WARSZAWA

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