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    1. Awkward-Feature9333 on

      I couldn’t find much, it was made by Karl Schwerzek, and the egyptian figure is described as a sphinx (which might be intended as the greek mythology one, I’m not sure)- but searching for Nikolaus Lenau and Sphinx didn’t turn up anything unrelated to the monument.

      [http://www.viennatouristguide.at/Ring/Denkmal_Bild/z_lenau.htm](http://www.viennatouristguide.at/Ring/Denkmal_Bild/z_lenau.htm)

    2. Classic_South_5374 on

      Lenau war ein Dichter der Romantik und hat sich mit Todessehnsucht und Melancholie beschäftigt. Der agyptische Sphinx Kopf ist eine Allegorie und verkörpert das Rätsel des Lebens und Todes. Es ist quasi ein Symbol für das was Lenau oft thematisierte und zeitlebens beschäftigte.

    3. Sinistrahaha on

      I think it has to do with the art at that time. „Historismus“ was modern back than, starting around 1850, with symbols of historical art, especially Egyptian. You’ll see it in and at many buildings in Vienna and in paintings too. It’s a bit irritating, I know.
      After that came Jugendstil, known for natural and floral symbols, still partly mixed with historical ones.

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