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Innerer Burghof Hofburg, Vienna, Austria. #266511483
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This cast bronze monument of Emperor Franz I was unveiled in 1846 and constructed in Milan. It was commissioned by Ferdinand I, the son of the Emperor Franz I of Austrial (also Emperor Franz II of the Holy Roman Empire. The Emperor is clad in a toga, as Franz I believed that this was the symbol of the multi-ethnic state and should represent Austrian nationality. The four women located around him at the corners signify faith, peace, justice and power.