Obelisk unveiled in 1818 to mark the first public appearance of Crown Prince Ferdinand of Austria (1793 –1875), later Emperor of Austria (1835 to 1848). <br><p>Architect : Alois L. Pichl. Brno, at the foot of the Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul.
<br></p>
<b>Obelisk celebrating the contribution of Moravia and Silesia to the collapse of the napoleonic régime</b>, one of the first such monuments in Europe.
<a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Alta_Falisa" title="User:Alta Falisa">Alta Falisa</a>
<span class="int-own-work" lang="en">Own work</span>