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Ludwig Ritter von Förster - Gedenktafel

Kärntnerstraße 51, Innere Stadt (1010), Vienna

The record

Type
Commemorative plaque (Gedenktafel)
Material
Stein (Marmor)
Address
Kärntnerstraße 51
Location
Palais Todesco
District
Innere Stadt (1010)
City
Vienna (Wien)
Country
Austria
Coordinates
48.20329, 16.37034
Object number
96888

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1813 map "Sect. 161. Theil von Oestreich = Partie d'Autriche" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1813 · Sect. 161. Theil von Oestreich = Partie d'Autriche (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1837 · I, II, III, IV Sections. Umgebung von Wien. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1843 · (With directional lighting) Neuester Plan von Wien und Dessen 34 Vorstaedten in Relief. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1848 · Plan der k.k. haupt- und residenzstadt Wien (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)
  • 1866 · Plan der Haupt-u. Residenz Stadt Wein mit der neuen Bezirkseintheilung, Strassenbenennung… (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The City of Vienna's record

Zum Andenken an den / Ringstrassenarchitekten / Prof. Ludwig Ritter von Förster / (1797-1863) / Pionier der Wiener / Stadterweiterung / Erbauer des Palais Todesco /
Gestiftet von Felix Förster-Streffleur / und seinen Freunden

English translation

The text above is the record as published by the City of Vienna (Stadt Wien), in German. The English below is a machine translation made by TreeAlive, not by the City of Vienna (Stadt Wien); it has not been checked by a person. Where the two differ, the original is the record. Report a translation error: privacy@treealive.com

In memory of the / Ringstrasse architect / Prof. Ludwig Ritter von Förster / (1797-1863) / pioneer of the Viennese / urban expansion / builder of the Palais Todesco /
Donated by Felix Förster-Streffleur / and his friends

Other plaques nearby

Other plaques in the City's record within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Datenquelle: Stadt Wien – data.wien.gv.at (Creative Commons Attribution 4.0). Inscriptions and notes are reproduced unchanged. Stadt Wien · CC BY 4.0
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