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: Victory Column in Berlin

Victory Column

Right in the middle of Berlin Tiergarten is a famous monument of Berlin - the Victory Column. In 1873 the Victory Column was build in front of the German Reichstag to remind of the Prussian campaigns against Denmark, Austria and France. During the 19th century, the Kingdom of Prussia was a powerful and independent state of Germany. Prussia had a strong military cloud and the people of Prussia were very proud of their military success.

Due to plans of architect Alfred Speer, the Victory Column was moved to Berlin Tiergarten during the Nazi-era. Speer was ordered to rebuild Berlin to the so called "World Capital Germania". Only few of Speers plans have been realized before the end of WW2 ended also the vision of Germania - The movement of the Victory Column was one of the realized plans.

The Victory Column itself is about 226 feet high. Visitors can take 285 steps upstairs to reach the observation platform on top of the monument. There is no elevator but your effort will be rewarded with a great view on Berlin Tiergarten.

There are different conquered artilleries from 19th century battles embedded into the bottom of the column. On top of the monument is a figure of the Roman goddess of victory.