Haydn monument is located on Vienna's liveliest shopping street at Mariahilfer Straße 55, in front of Mariahilfer Church.
It was funded from donations collected by Haydn fans. The memorial was unveiled in 1887, long after Haydn's death in 1809.
The marble statue is the work of the South Tirolean sculptor Heinrich Natter. The pedestal was designed by the Viennese architect Otto Hieser.