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Scutum Sobiescianum – Shield of Sobieski on the sky, by Johannes Hevelius, 1690. Monument of Sobieski in Łazienki Park, Warsaw. John III Sobieski Monument in Gdańsk, moved from Lwów after World War II. Equestrian monument of King John III inside Wilanów Palace.
Jul 28, 2008 · In 1683, a Christian relief force led by John III Sobieski, King of Poland, repulsed the army of Mehmed IV, saving Western Europe from seemingly inevitable Muslim conquest.
The King John III Sobieski Monument in Gdańsk (Polish: Pomnik króla Jana III Sobieskiego w Gdańsku) is an equestrian statue of the King of Poland John III Sobieski (1629-1696). Originally built in Lviv in 1898, the monument was transferred to Gdańsk in 1965.
John III Sobieski (born August 17, 1629, Olesko, Poland—died June 17, 1696, Wilanów) was the elective king of Poland (1674–96), a soldier who drove back the Ottoman Turks and briefly restored the kingdom of Poland-Lithuania to greatness for the last time.
Nov 11, 2022 · John III Sobieski, the King of Poland and Supreme Commander of the united armies, attended the Holy Mass here on September 13, 1683, after the liberation of Vienna from the Turkish besiegers. Erected 1983 by Komitee 300 Jahre Entsatz von Wien mit König Jan III. Sobieski. Topics.
Dec 16, 2019 · The Sobieski monument temporarily standing next to the Franciscan basilica in Kraków. (Photo courtesy of the author) On September 12, 1683, the Christian Coalition led by King John III...
The monument commemorates the king of Poland (1674-1696) John III Sobieski, the slayer of the Turkish army near Vienna in 1683. Localization Gdańsk, Targ Drzewny street
