Berlin, Germany Victory Column | Berlin Siegessäule | Germany

The Victory Column in Berlin or in German Berlin Siegessaule, is a monument in Berlin, Germany and is a major tourist attraction in the city of Berlin. Designed by Heinrich Strack, after 1864 to commemorate the Prussian victory in the Danish-Prussian war, by the time it was inauguarated on 2 September 1873, Prussia had also defeated Austria and its German allies in the Austro-Prussian War (1866) and France in the Franco-Prussian War (1870-71), giving the statue a new purpose. Different from the original plans, these later victories in the so called unification wars inspired the addition of the bronze sculpture of Victoria, 8.3 meters (27 ft) high weighing 35 tonnes, designed by Friedrich Drake. Berliners have given the statue the nickname Goldelse, meaning something like `Golden Lizzy' (wikipedia)