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© 2020, V&R unipress GmbH, Göttingen ISBN Print: 9783847110606 – ISBN E-Lib: 9783737010603 the erection of a monument dedicated to Austria (Austria-Denkmal). This monument was to become the only example of allegorical representation of Austriainthiscontext.Itsmessagecouldnothavebeenclearer:itwasatributeto the genius ofAustria thathad come to rule overBucovina.The sculptorwas a professoratthelocalschoolforappliedarts(Gewerbeschule),KarlPekary.35The Dietorganizedtheunveilingof thestatueon12May1875; theprominentguest fromViennawasminister for Cults and InstructionKarl von Stremayr repre- senting the Austrian government as well as the emperor. Themonumentwas placedontheCriminalplatz (namedsobecauseof the tribunal thatwas located there) that was now baptized Austria-Platz.36 The celebration began in the morning by a religious service in all churches and synagogues followed by a march (Huldigungfestzug) towards the square where the monument was standing.After theunveilingof thestatueallparticipantsgatheredinthehallof theuniversity for the festiveopening.37 InthefollowingyearsCzernowitzwasvisitednotonlybytheemperorbutalso byhis sonRudolph,heir to the throne, in July1887,38aswell asbyotherArch- dukes thus showing interest and concern of the dynastywho did notwant to appearneglecting the remoteprovince.At theoccasionofFrancis Josephthird visit in September 1880 the city built a triumphal arch (Triumphpforte) sur- mountedby the emperor’smottoViribusunitis.But the townwas still lacking significant memorials: an article of the Czernowitzer Presse in January 1897 regrets that the city has no other prestigious monument than the Austria- Denkmal.The author suggests that themunicipal council should take the ini- tiativeofbuildingastatueoflateRudolphtocommemoratethe10thanniversary 35 RaimundFriedrichKaindl,GeschichtevonCzernowitz vonden ältestenZeitenbis zurGe- genwart. Festschrift zum60 jähr.Regierungsjubiläum[…]KaiserFranz JosephI.,Czerno- witz1908,p. 76. 36 SeetheUrbanImageDatabase(UID)ofLvivCentreforUrbanHistoryofEastCentralEurope, URL:<http://www.lvivcenter.org/en/uid/picture/?pictureid=3834> (last accessSeptember 14, 2015). 37 DieFranz-JosephsUniversität inCzernowitz imerstenVierteljahrhundert ihresBestandes, Czernowitz1900,p.XXXVII. In1918 theRomanianauthorities removedthestatueandfor nearlyonehundredyearsitwaslost.Butin2003,duringcanalizationworksbelowtheformer IndustrialMuseum,thebeheaded‘Austria’wasdiscovered.Themonumentbecameasymbol for friendshipbetweenUkraine,AustriaandWesternEurope.Tencopiesof thestatuewere manufacturedandgiventointernationalartistsforcreativeadaptation.Duringtheyear2006 these ‘Austria’ replicas travelled throughEuropeand finally found theirwayback toCzer- nowitz, taking residence in the Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University. URL: <https://ehpestesto.wordpress.com/2011/03/03/the-austria-of-czernowitz-then-and-now/> (last accessApril 16, 2017). 38 Carl A.Romstorfer, Entwicklungsgeschichte der k.k. Staats-Gewerbeschule inCzernowitz. 1873–1898,Czernowitz1898,p. 101. ImperialChallenges inAustro-HungarianMulticulturalCities 287