Siegessäule
Bezirk Mitte, Germany
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The Siegessäule, or Victory Column, is a Neoclassical war memorial in Berlin's Bezirk Mitte, designed by Heinrich Strack and inaugurated on 2 September 1873. It was first conceived to mark Prussia's victory over Denmark in the Second Schleswig War, but later Prussian triumphs over Austria and France gave it a new purpose. A bronze figure of Victoria, the Roman goddess of victory, designed by Friedrich Drake, raises it to 67 metres. Berliners nicknamed it Goldelse.
Architect
Movement
- Built
- Type
- war memorial, sculpture, victory column
- Materials
- Obernkirchen sandstone, gold leaf, mosaic, granite
- Heritage
- cultural heritage monument in Berlin, partial heritage site
- Height
- 67 m
- Place
- Bezirk Mitte, Germany
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