Monument to Johann Gutenberg

The monument to Johann Gutenberg, the inventor of printing, stands in the heart of Vienna, near St. Stephen's Cathedral. The monument was erected at the end of the XIX century.

Johann Gutenberg, a master from the German Mainz, in 1440 invented a way to print books by typed from cast forms - letter. This invention led to revolutionary changes in European culture, and the name of Gutenberg became a symbol of progress.

Monuments to Johann Gutenberg have been erected in various cities in Germany and Austria. In Vienna, the monument to the master was opened in 1897. Sculptors Jerzy Plecnik and Otmar Schimkowitz proposed to install a bronze sculpture in front of the window of a Viennese department store on Lugek Square. Today in this building is the head office of a large insurance company.

Bronze Gutenberg, the model for which served as a medieval lithography, dressed in a simple suit of a typographer. He looks out into the distance at St. Stephen's Cathedral, greeting the city's guests, who often stop at the square while walking through Vienna's historic center.