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Armed Viennese citizens or Armed Citizen of Vienna by Richard Kauffungen, Neue Burg or New Castle, Vienna, Austria #134478928
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Pictured is one of twenty statues on the fa̮̤ade of the Neue Burg or New Castle, part of the Hofburg Palace, Vienna, Austria. The statues were erected between 1895 and 1901 after a plan by the art historian, Albert Ilg. The Armed Viennese citizens or Armed Citizen of Vienna represents a defender of Vienna during the Turkish Siege of 1683.