Fountain "Austrian Dominion at Sea"

Around the semicircle of Michaelerplatz, several significant architectural structures were built, including in 1895 the fountain "Austria's Dominion at Sea" designed by Rudolf Weir.

The monument is fragments of a huge rock with many protrusions and the bow of the ship. On the last towers a female figure, which in the right hand - the steering wheel, and the left hand froze in a commanding gesture to sea monsters that interfere with the peaceful path of the ship. This female figure personifies the lord of the elements and allegorically sings the beauty of the women of Vienna.

Now tourists from all over the world can see this magnificent fountain and think about the changeability of history. After all, Austria once occupied one of the leading positions in European politics and had a special importance in the international arena.