Built between the years 1864 to 1873, Siegessaule is a victory monument that was installed to celebrate the victory of the Prussian army in the 1864 war between the Prussians and the Danish. The 'Golden Else' or the statue of the Goddess of Victory was later added to the top of the monument, with the successive victories of Prussia over Austria and France. Weighing 35 tons and standing at a height of 8.3 meters, the statue is the crowning beauty of the Siegessaule.
The Siegessaule was initially located at the Königsplatz or the Platz der Republik. It was later moved out of the place by the Nazi government to its present location in Grosser Stern in Tiergarten, in the
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year 1938.
One of the most sought after Berlin tourist attractions, the monument of Siegessaule beholds the past in the replicas of bas-reliefs and battle scenes. Moving up the column, one can also locate the mosaic frieze, designed by Anton Von Werner. This portrays the history of the founding of the German Empire. The observatory at the top of this Berlin monument provides a spectacular view of the whole city including the Brandenburger Gate, Reichstag, and the Fernsehturm.
The Siegessaule attracts thousands of tourists every year who come to visit the monument and appreciate the beauty of this structure
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