Giebelstatuen des Lazanskyhauses, Vienna Travel Guide

The Giebelstatuen des Lazanskyhauses are four striking baroque stone figures that grace the entrance to Esterházypark on Gumpendorfer Straße in Vienna's Mariahilf district. These statues are relics of a bygone era, salvaged from the demolished Lazansky House (Lažanskýhaus) that once stood prominently at Stock-im-Eisen-Platz near Stephansplatz in the Innere Stadt (1st district).The Lazansky House, originally owned in the early 16th century by Niklas Cuspinian, underwent several transformations before becoming the corner building it was in the early 19th century. By the mid-18th century, it was known as "Zum goldenen Männlein". In 1864, Countess Lažanský became the sole owner. Her son, Leopold Graf Lažanský, inherited the house and later dedicated its proceeds to founding a Czech school. The Lazansky House was auctioned off in April 1893 and demolished in 1896.The demolition of the Lazansky House and subsequent redesign of Stephansplatz allowed for an unobstructed view of St. Stephen's Cathedral from Stock-im-Eisen-Platz. The four stone figures were moved to their current location at the main entrance of Esterházypark in 1886, preserving a piece of the building's artistic heritage. Esterházypark itself is a historically significant park in Mariahilf, named after the Hungarian aristocratic Esterházy family who owned the Palais Kaunitz in the area from 1814 to 1868.