Mariensäule

Mariensäule sits at Am Hof and was completed in 1667 to serve as , was commissioned by the Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand III to thank Mary for repelling the Swedish forces during the Thirty Years' War. The four putti are each depicted fighting a different beast, symbolizing the city's overcoming of adversities: war represented by the lion, pestilence by the cockatrice, hunger or famine by the dragon and heresy by the serpent. Marian Column, Completed in 1667, was commissioned by the Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand III to thank Mary for repelling the Swedish forces during the Thirty Years' War. Mariensäule (Munich) was the 1st column of this type built north of the Alps and inspired erecting other Marian columns in this part of Europe.