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The Victory Column (from Sieg 'victory' + Säule 'column') is a monument in Berlin, Germany.[1]

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  1. 44 relations: Aktien-Gesellschaft Gladenbeck, Albert Speer, Albert Wolff (sculptor), Alexander Calandrelli, Anton von Werner, Austrian Empire, Austro-Prussian War, Barack Obama, Battle of Berlin, Berlin, Berlin Pride, Christopher Street Day, E. Marlitt, Flag of France, Flag of Poland, François Mitterrand, Franco-Prussian War, Friedrich Drake, Germania (city), Gilding, Großer Stern, Heinrich Strack, Hero, Love Parade, Mario Kart 8, Mario Kart Tour, Moritz Schulz, Nazi Germany, Platz der Republik (Berlin), Polish People's Army, Prussia, Reuters, Roundabout, Schwules Museum, Second French Empire, Second Schleswig War, Siegessäule (magazine), Stay (Faraway, So Close!), U2, Unification of Germany, Victoria (mythology), Wim Wenders, Wings of Desire, World War II.

  2. 1873 establishments in Germany
  3. 1873 sculptures
  4. Monumental columns in Germany
  5. Monuments and memorials in Berlin
  6. Sculptures of Victoria (mythology)
  7. Terminating vistas in Germany
  8. Tiergarten (park)

Aktien-Gesellschaft Gladenbeck

Aktien-Gesellschaft Gladenbeck was a foundry located in Berlin, Germany, that operated from 1851 until 1926.

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Albert Speer

Berthold Konrad Hermann Albert Speer (19 March 1905 – 1 September 1981) was a German architect who served as the Minister of Armaments and War Production in Nazi Germany during most of World War II.

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Albert Wolff (sculptor)

Carl Conrad Albert Wolff (14 November 1814, Neustrelitz – 20 June 1892, Berlin) was a German sculptor, and medallist.

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Alexander Calandrelli

Alexander Emil Ludovico Calandrelli (9 May 1834 – 26 May 1903) was a German sculptor of Italian descent.

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Anton von Werner

Anton Alexander von Werner (9 May 18434 January 1915) was a German painter known for his history paintings of notable political and military events in the Kingdom of Prussia.

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Austrian Empire

The Austrian Empire, officially known as the Empire of Austria, was a multinational European great power from 1804 to 1867, created by proclamation out of the realms of the Habsburgs.

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Austro-Prussian War

The Austro-Prussian War, also by many variant names such as Seven Weeks' War, German Civil War, Brothers War or Fraternal War, known in Germany as Deutscher Krieg ("German War"), Deutscher Bruderkrieg ("German war of brothers") and by a variety of other names, was fought in 1866 between the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia, with each also being aided by various allies within the German Confederation.

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Barack Obama

Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017.

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Battle of Berlin

The Battle of Berlin, designated as the Berlin Strategic Offensive Operation by the Soviet Union, and also known as the Fall of Berlin, was one of the last major offensives of the European theatre of World War II.

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Berlin

Berlin is the capital and largest city of Germany, both by area and by population.

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Berlin Pride

The Berlin Pride Celebration, also known as Christopher Street Day Berlin, or CSD Berlin, is a pride parade and festival held in the second half of July each year in Berlin, Germany to celebrate the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) people and their allies.

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Christopher Street Day

Christopher Street Day (CSD) is an annual European LGBTQ+ celebration and demonstration held in various cities across Europe for the rights of LGBTQ+ people, and against discrimination and exclusion.

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E. Marlitt

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Flag of France

The national flag of France (drapeau français) is a tricolour featuring three vertical bands coloured blue (hoist side), white, and red.

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Flag of Poland

The national flag of Poland (flaga Polski) consists of two horizontal stripes of equal width, the upper one white and the lower one red.

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François Mitterrand

François Maurice Adrien Marie Mitterrand (26 October 19168 January 1996) was a French politician who served as President of France from 1981 to 1995, the longest holder of that position in the history of France.

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Franco-Prussian War

The Franco-Prussian War or Franco-German War, often referred to in France as the War of 1870, was a conflict between the Second French Empire and the North German Confederation led by the Kingdom of Prussia.

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Friedrich Drake

Friedrich Drake (23 June 1805 – 6 April 1882) was a German sculptor and medallist, best known for his huge memorial statues.

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Germania (city)

Welthauptstadt Germania or World Capital Germania was the projected renewal of the German capital Berlin during the Nazi period, part of Adolf Hitler's vision for the future of Nazi Germany after the planned victory in World War II.

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Gilding

Gilding is a decorative technique for applying a very thin coating of gold over solid surfaces such as metal (most common), wood, porcelain, or stone.

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Großer Stern

Der Große Stern (The Great Star) is the central square of the Großer Tiergarten park in Berlin; the Berlin Victory Column is sited in it. Berlin Victory Column and Großer Stern are Tiergarten (park).

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Heinrich Strack

Johann Heinrich Strack (6 July 1805, Bückeburg – 13 June 1880, Berlin) was a German architect of the Schinkelschule.

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Hero

A hero (feminine: heroine) is a real person or a main fictional character who, in the face of danger, combats adversity through feats of ingenuity, courage, or strength.

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Love Parade

The Love Parade (Loveparade) was an electronic dance music festival and technoparade that originated in 1989 in West Berlin, Germany.

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Mario Kart 8

is a 2014 kart racing game developed and published by Nintendo for the Wii U. It retains the gameplay of previous games in the Mario Kart series, with players controlling a Mario franchise character in races around tracks.

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Mario Kart Tour

is a 2019 kart racing mobile game developed and published by Nintendo for iOS and Android devices.

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Moritz Schulz

Moritz Schulz (4 November 1825 in Leobschütz, Upper Silesia – 1904) was a German sculptor.

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Nazi Germany

Nazi Germany, officially known as the German Reich and later the Greater German Reich, was the German state between 1933 and 1945, when Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party controlled the country, transforming it into a totalitarian dictatorship.

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Platz der Republik (Berlin)

Platz der Republik (Republic Square) is a square in Berlin, Germany.

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Polish People's Army

The Polish People's Army (Ludowe Wojsko Polskie,; LWP) constituted the second formation of the Polish Armed Forces in the East in 1943–1945, and in 1945–1989 the armed forces of the Polish communist state (from 1952, the Polish People's Republic), ruled by the Polish Workers' Party and then the Polish United Workers' Party.

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Prussia

Prussia (Preußen; Old Prussian: Prūsa or Prūsija) was a German state located on most of the North European Plain, also occupying southern and eastern regions.

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Reuters

Reuters is a news agency owned by Thomson Reuters.

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Roundabout

A roundabout, a rotary and a traffic circle are types of circular intersection or junction in which road traffic is permitted to flow in one direction around a central island, and priority is typically given to traffic already in the junction.

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Schwules Museum

The Schwules Museum (English: Gay Museum) in Berlin, Germany, is a museum and research centre with collections focusing on LGBTQ+ history and culture.

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Second French Empire

The Second French Empire, officially the French Empire, was an Imperial Bonapartist regime, ruled by Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte (Napoleon III) from 14 January 1852 to 27 October 1870, between the Second and the Third French Republics.

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Second Schleswig War

The Second Schleswig War (Den anden slesvigske krig; Deutsch-Dänischer Krieg or German Danish War), also sometimes known as the Dano-Prussian War or Prusso-Danish War, was the second military conflict over the Schleswig-Holstein Question of the nineteenth century.

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Siegessäule (magazine)

Siegessäule is Berlin's most widely distributed queer magazine and has been published monthly, except for two brief hiatuses, since April 1984.

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Stay (Faraway, So Close!)

"Stay (Faraway, So Close!)" is a song by Irish rock band U2.

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U2

U2 are an Irish rock band formed in Dublin in 1976.

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Unification of Germany

The unification of Germany was a process of building the first nation-state for Germans with federal features based on the concept of Lesser Germany (one without Habsburgs' multi-ethnic Austria or its German-speaking part).

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Victoria (mythology)

In ancient Roman religion Victoria was the deified personification of victory.

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Wim Wenders

Ernst Wilhelm "Wim" Wenders (born 14 August 1945) is a German filmmaker and playwright, who is a major figure in New German Cinema.

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Wings of Desire

Wings of Desire is a 1987 romantic fantasy film written by Wim Wenders, Peter Handke and Richard Reitinger, and directed by Wenders.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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See also

1873 establishments in Germany

1873 sculptures

Monumental columns in Germany

Monuments and memorials in Berlin

Sculptures of Victoria (mythology)

Terminating vistas in Germany

Tiergarten (park)

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin_Victory_Column

Also known as Goldelse, Siegessaeule, Siegessäule, Victory Column (Berlin), Victory Column, Berlin.