Alban Berg Monument, Vienna
Alban Berg Monument | |
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Alban-Berg-Denkmal | |
General information | |
Location | Herbert-von-Karajan-Platz |
Country | Austria |
Coordinates | 48°12′09.63″N 16°22′10.57″E / 48.2026750°N 16.3696028°E |
Inaugurated | June 2016 |
Technical details | |
Material | Aluminium |
Design and construction | |
Architecture firm | Coop Himmelb(l)au |
The Alban Berg Monument, in Vienna, Austria, is a memorial to the composer Alban Berg (1885–1935), unveiled in 2016. It is situated on Herbert-von-Karajan-Platz next to Vienna State Opera.
History
The project, funded by the Alban Berg Foundation, began in April 2015, and was managed by Werner Baumüller . The monument was designed by Wolf Dieter Prix and Sophie C. Grell of Coop Himmelb(l)au, and the structural design was by Bollinger & Grohmann.[1][2]
Description
The monument was unveiled in June 2016.[2] It is made of cast aluminium, and weighs about 1.5 tonnes. Its height is about 5.5 metres (18 ft).[3]
Prix, whose great-uncle
The monument is also intended to pay tribute to three composers who were colleagues of Berg: Arnold Schoenberg, Anton Webern and Gustav Mahler, director of the court opera in Vienna.[4]
Andreas Mailath-Pokorny , Viennese councillor for culture during the realization of the project, said that the monument is "a striking symbol of artistic obstinacy and the courage to innovate".[4]
References
- ^ "Denkmal für Alban Berg enthüllt" wien.orf.at, 20 June 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Das Alban Berg Denkmal vor der Wiener Staatsoper" Alban Berg Stiftung. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ Alban Berg Monument Bollinger & Grohmann. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ a b c "Alban-Berg-Denkmal vor Staatsoper" wien.orf.at, 2 November 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2022.