Victory column

A victory column — or monumental column — is a monument in the form of a column, erected in memory of a victorious battle, war, or revolution. The column typically stands on a base and is crowned with a victory symbol, such as a statue. The statue may represent the goddess Victoria; in Germany, the female embodiment of the nation, Germania; in the United States either female embodiment of the nation Liberty or Columbia; in the United Kingdom, the female embodiment Britannia; an eagle; or a war hero.

Trajan's Column (113 AD; Photo ca. 1896)

Victory column near Fehrbellin

The July Column (1835-40), Paris

Notable examples

• Trajan's Column, Rome, Italy
• Column of Antoninus Pius, Rome, Italy
• Column of Marcus Aurelius, Rome, Italy
• Column of Justinian, Constantinople (modern Istanbul, Turkey)
• Alexander Column, Palace Square, Saint Petersburg
• Berlin victory column, Berlin, Germany
• Blenheim Column of Victory, Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, U.K..
• July Column, Place de la Bastille, Paris
• Boston Soldiers and Sailors Column, Boston, Massachusetts
• Columna de la Independencia, Mexico City, Mexico
• Hakenberg Victory Column, Hakenberg near Fehrbellin, Germany
• Nelson's Column, London, United Kingdom
• Rotonda de Hombres Ilustres, Chihuahua, Chih., Mexico
• Victory column, Altona, Hamburg, Germany
• Victory column, Nürnberg, Germany
• Victory column, Place Vendôme, Paris, France
• War of Independence Victory Column: (Estonian: Vabadussõja Võidusammas), Tallinn, Estonia

See also

• List of Roman victory columns
• Obelisk
• Rostral column
• Triumphal arch

References

This is based on the article Siegessäule in the German-language Wikipedia.