67m-high gilded column commemorating victory in the Prussian-Danish war, with a deck for city views. Situated in Tiergarten Park, the Victory Column offers a unique perspective of Berlin from its viewing platform, located approximately 50 meters above ground level. Visitors can climb the spiral staircase inside the column to reach the platform and enjoy panoramic views of the surrounding area.
The magnificent Victory Column is a famous iconic monument in Berlin, Germany. Designed by Heinrich Strack, after 1864 to commemorate the Prussian victory in the Danish-Prussian War, by the time it was inaugurated 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 metres (27 ft) high and weighing 35 tonnes, designed by Friedrich Drake. Berliners have given the statue the nickname Goldelse, meaning something like “Golden Lizzy”.
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