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Oesterreich, Albrecht von

The equestrian statue of Albrecht Friedrich Rudolf von Österreich-Teschen  had to be produced in the unusually short time of two years, as it needed to be unveiled on the occasion of the celebration of the 50-year reign of Emperor Franz Joseph. Rising socialism threatened the plans with a strike, as there had to be day and night shift working. However, in the end it was not socialism but anarchism that caused a delay. The assassination in 1898 of Empress Elisabeth (better known as Sisi) was the reason to postpone the unveiling of the statue for a year.

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