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At the performance show of the Austrian Armed Forces on the Heldenplatz in Vienna on the occasion of the national holiday the day before yesterday. On the left you can see Archduke Charles, victor over Napoleon at the Battle of Aspern on May 21-22, 1809. The statue by Anton Dominik Fernkorn was unveiled in 1860, one year late for the 50th anniversary of the battle.

 

 

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Uploaded on October 28, 2022
Taken on October 26, 2022