Šluknov - Column of the Coronation of the Virgin Mary

The baroque sculpture from 1751 - 1752 stands in the center of the city on Náměstí Miru and is the work of Josef Klein, a court sculptor from Prague, otherwise a native of Česká Kamenice. The entire column is cut out of sandstone, the stairs, the front steps and the handrail of the balustrade are made of granite. The column is 9 m high. The three-sided obelisk is wrapped in a spiral by clouds with the heads of seven angels. The central motif of the entire sculpture is the depiction of the Coronation of the Virgin...