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Triumphal
Arch Triumphpforte The
south end of Innsbruck´s main artery, Maria-Theresien Street, is spanned
by a Triumphal Arch, modeled after those in Rome. Empress Maria Theresa
ordered it built in 1765 with a twofold purpose: To honor the marriage of
her son, the Duke of Tuscany, later Emperor Leopold II, to Maria Ludovica
from Spain, and to mourn the death of her beloved husband, Francis I
Stephen of Lothringen, who died during the celebrations. The marble
friezes were created by Balthasar Moll in 1744. One side of the Arch
symbolizes the joyful aspect of the event, the other side the sadness. |
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