The Iron Soldier - demolished

 statue, place with historical importance, demolished, 1915_construction, historical layer / disappeared object

The statue is placed today in the courtyard of the Altemberger House History Museum/Old City Hall.

The statue was made in 1915 by Bella Barabas, after the plans of architect Josef Baron of Bedeus. Made of wood, it is covered with metal(chain links and rivets), on which they are inscriptions with initials of family name or even complete names of personalities living in Sibiu. The statue was unveiled in the Large Square/Piata Mare in August 1915 near the statue of Nepomuk. Similiar statues were inaugurated in several cities of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
All the statues were inaugurated at the same time, in a project of funds raising, Plates, links and iron rivets that currently cover the statue of wood, have been hammered in exchange for money given to widows, orphans and invalids of war.
Among the personalities who's names are written on the statue we include Emperor Franz Joseph, romanian historian Ioan Metianu, Evangelical Bishop Friedrich Teutsch and Dr. Karl F. Jikeli