 Due to persistent opposition the Saxon Landtage was finally able to issue a decree on 12 April 1728 that - contrary to the Elector's wishes - the mileposts need only be erected on main and postal roads.To what extent Augustus the Strong was personally involved in the development of the designs for the mileposts is not clear.Their final appearance, which was based on baroque and classical prototypes, was linked to the senior state architect ("Oberlandesbaumeister"), Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann.