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Siegessäule
Siegessäule, Berlin
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Quick Facts
City  Berlin
Country  Germany
Year  1873
Height  69,0m / 226ft
Realisation
Architect  Johann Heinrich Stack
Friedrich Drake (statue)
Building Info
Name  Siegessäule
Alias  Victory column
Address  Grosser Stern, Strasse des 17. juni
Notes
Constructed to celebrate the victory of Prussia over Denmark in 1864, Austria in 1866 and France in 1870.
The statue, built by Friedrich Drake depict the goddess Victoria.
A staircase with 285 steps leads to an observatory.
The statue weighs 35 tons.
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