Johann Strauss Monument
Edmund Hellmer's golden Strauss Monument is the most popular photographic subject in Vienna. The statue was erected in 1921.In the middle of Vienna’s Stadtpark stands one of the most famous monuments in Vienna, which symbolizes the city of music better than almost anything else: the golden Johann Strauss monument by sculptor Edmund Hellmer. The Strauss Monument depicts the composer as the world imagines him: as a violin-playing waltz king standing in front of his orchestra. However, all that glitters is not gold: the core of the figure is made of bronze, which is gold-plated on the outside. Below it is an inscription plaque and behind it is a marble arch decorated with leaves.