Holy Trinity Column

The High Baroque column with a sculptural group representing the Holy Trinity was erected between the years 1715 and 1716 by renowned regional sculptor Oswald Josef Wenda from Žlutice by the Old Town Hall in the square known as Tržiště (Market) in the historical centre of Karlovy Vary. The column was built as a symbol of gratitude that the spa town had been spared from an outbreak of plague in 1713. The column was dedicated in 1716 by then Karlsbad priest František Böhm. The main motif of the sandstone plague column is the Coronation of Mary of the Immaculate Conception by the Holy Trinity. The group of statues stands on a sphere around which the snake of the hereditary sin is wrapped. The column base comprises of a triangular pedestal decorated with the statues of bishops Saint Adalbert and Saint Augustine and the statue of Saint Florian, the patron of firemen. The total height of the column is 9 metres. Even though the dominant plague column erected opposite the parish Church of Saint Mary Magdalene was gradually dwarfed by the construction of the Hot Spring Colonnade and other modifications of its surroundings, it still remains an exquisite example of architecture of the High Baroque Period. Read More