2023-09-02 07:30:00
This triumphal Victory Column (Siegessäule) was erected in the center of the Tiergarten park in Berlin by the will of the Prussian King and German Emperor Wilhelm I in memory of the military successes of Prussia in the 19th century – honoring the victories over Denmark, Austria and France.
At the top of the national monument to the unification wars of Germany, there is a sculpture of the goddess of victory, Victoria.
Residents of the German capital call this figure “Golden Elsa” (Goldelse). The comic nickname is associated with the novel of the same name by Eugenia Marlitt, which was popular in Berlin during the construction of the monument.
Column of Victory. Photos
Victory Column on a postcard from 1930 Photo: picture alliance / akg-images Victory Column and the Reichstag on a 1928 photo. Later, the Victory Column was moved to the Big Star Square, which was reconstructed in 1938-1939Photo: akg-images/picture alliance Still from Wim Wenders’ film “Sky over Berlin”Photo: Captital Pictures/picture alliance Mosaic on the Victory ColumnPhoto: Eßling/IMAGO Victory Column in Evening timePhoto: elxeneize/Zoonar/picture alliance
On the column, which has long become one of the symbols of the city, there is an observation deck, to which 285 steps lead.
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