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The victory column at the large star in the midst of the zoo in Berlin was built from 1864 to 1873 after plans Heinrich Stracks and stands today under monument protection. Cause of building were victories in the GermanDanish war 1864. The victory column at the 3 was inaugurated. Anniversary of the victorious battle with Sedan (Sedanstag), 2 September 1873 as national monument of the agreement wars. It reminds of the victorious weapon courses of Prussia against Denmark 1864 (GermanDanish war), during the German war 1866 (Prussian-Austrian war) and against France 1870/71 (French-German war). Due to these victories a bronze sculpture, which is called by the citizens of Berlin affectionately Goldelse, was put on to the victory column.

Architecture

Developed is the column from a polished red granite base and originally three itself upward tapering Outside it carries conquered gun barrels from the three wars one above the other in its Kannelierungen in three floors. The fourth ring was only added during the conversion of the column 1938/39. The fourth is not however with cannon runs, but umrankt with gilded Girlanden. Verziert is the base with four bronze relief representations, which show the three so-called agreement wars and the victorious introduction of the troops in Berlin 1871. These reliefs were removed upon the requests of the Frenchmen 1945 and attached with the restoration in the middle of the 1980er again.

On the base is a at whose inner wall from Anton of Werner provision width unit Glasmosaik is.

On the inside a spiral stair with 285 stages leads to 50.66 meters the prospect platform lain highly. From there out one has a view over the zoo, the Potsdamer place, the Brandenburger gate and much more besides. The overall height with statue amounts to 69 M.

The bronze sculpture erschaffene of Friedrich Drake represents Viktoria with laurel ring, eagle-decorated helmet and field character with iron cross. In the vernacular it is called Goldelse. To this designation the 8.3 meters high and 35 tons heavy figure came due to its gold plating and an at that time very popular continuation history of the same name in the magazine the arbour. Friedrich Drake sketched it according to the model of its daughter Margarethe, the execution took place via the citizen of Berlin picture caster Hermann Gladenbeck. It was restored 1954 and again gilded as well as restored 1989.

Viktoria is related the victory goddess from the Roman mythology and to its Greek sister Nike. Both are winged. Their eagle helmet leaves the Viktoria also as Borussia, which Personifikation Prussia, to appear.

To be reached the central place of the large star can over a pedestrian tunnel - four neoklassizistische, in the year 1939 delighted gate buildings offer entrance to this tunnel. The plans in addition come from Albert Speer.

History

The 50.66 meters high column at the king place, which today's place of the republic, directly before Reichstag establishes, became original. In the course of the planned transformation from Berlin to the world capital Germania by the national socialists the column 1938/1939 was shifted on the large star, their current location, and supplemented by a fourth drum 7.5 meters. Thereby it achieved its current height of 66.89 meters.

The victory column had gotten over the Second World War and the battle to a large extent around Berlin without damage. After the war 1945 it should be blown up - like all German monuments war-wonderful-end. But when the Frenchmen in the allied control council requested the outline, the British and Americans rejected, the Soviets contained. The formal-legal reason: With the victory column it concerned a building, which had been established before 1 August 1914. This date, the beginning of the First World War, was the deadline, which decided on receipt or breakup of such monuments. Even municipal authorities of Berlin for an outline of the building expressed themselves, however in vain. The bronze boards, which reminded of the wars against France and Denmark, were only removed to Paris. The relief over the German war of 1866 remained in Berlin and stored over years forgotten in the citadel Spandau. Only to 750. City birthday in the year 1987 the reliefs from Paris returned again and in consciously fragmentary condition, together with the relief remained in Berlin, again at the base were attached. 1989 were final the renovation of the victory column.

On 15 January 1991 by the revolutionary cells an explosive notice was committed on the victory column. An at least two kilogram heavy explosive device was attached at the prospect platform. The explosion led only to an easy damage of a supporting column, since the bomb did not ignite fully. Humans were not hurt, since at the time of the explosion nobody was on the prospect platform. Due to the repair work the prospect platform for visitors was 10 months long closed.

Similar constructions

The monument El de la Independencia in Mexico city resembles very strong the citizen of Berlin victory column.

The peace angel in Munich honours also the generals of the French-German war and the thanks to the Bavarian army, is altogether however the peace following on the war dedicated. It was meant to that extent also as counter project to the victory column.