19th-century comparison between the Alexander Column, the Column of the Grande Armée, Trajan's Column, the Column of Marcus Aurelius, and "Pompey's Pillar"
A victory column, or monumental column or triumphal 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 the female embodiment of the nation Liberty or Columbia; in the United Kingdom, the female embodiment Britannia, an eagle, or a war hero.
A victorycolumn, or monumental column or triumphal column, is a monument in the form of a column, erected in memory of a victorious battle, war, or revolution...
The VictoryColumn (German: Siegessäule pronounced [ˈziːɡəsˌzɔɪ̯lə] , from Sieg 'victory' + Säule 'column') is a monument in Berlin, Germany. Designed...
The Hakenberg VictoryColumn is a 36-metre tall monument with an observation deck at Hakenberg near Fehrbellin in Brandenburg, Germany. It was designed...
include the Bartow-Pell Mansion, a city landmark, as well as the Bronx VictoryColumn & Memorial Grove. Before its creation, the land comprising the current...
raised again. In the spring of 2005, the Riigikogu decided that a column of victory in memory of the War would be erected at the Freedom Square in Tallinn...
The Column of the Goths (Turkish: Gotlar Sütunu) is a Roman victorycolumn dating to the third or fourth century A.D. It stands in what is now Gülhane...
as Monumento a la Independencia ("Monument to Independence"), is a victorycolumn on a roundabout on the major thoroughfare of Paseo de la Reforma in...
The Column of Marcus Aurelius (Latin: Columna Centenaria Divorum Marci et Faustinae, Italian: Colonna di Marco Aurelio) is a Roman victorycolumn in Piazza...
Hindenburg', a 12-metre (39 ft) statue of Hindenburg adjacent to the VictoryColumn in Berlin. The idea for the Nail Men came from the Stock im Eisen in...
rostral column is a type of victorycolumn originating in ancient Greece and Rome, where they were erected to commemorate a naval military victory. Its defining...
golden star shining in the east. France portal Berlin VictoryColumn Congress Column Nelson's Column Washington Monument (Baltimore) Baedeker, Paris and...
Industry Hall and a victorycolumn. The latter revived the idea of a column carrying a sculpture of a lur blower. The victorycolumn was designed by Anton...
victory in the war with Napoleon's France. The column is named for Emperor Alexander I of Russia, who reigned from 1801 to 1825. The Alexander Column...
until the 19th century. Trajan's Column – Ancient Roman victorycolumn, a landmark of Rome, Italy Sigismund's Column – monument in WarsawPages displaying...
singing their victory hymn. The Roman Republic and Empire celebrated victories with triumph ceremonies and with monuments such as victorycolumns (e.g. Trajan's...
The Column of Constantine (Turkish: Çemberlitaş Sütunu; Greek: Στήλη του Κωνσταντίνου Α΄; Latin: Columna Constantini) is a monumental column commemorating...
from 1957 to 1971, is buried Cementerio General, Trujillo El Ángel Victorycolumn and mausoleum to the heroes of the Mexican Independence in Mexico City...
battle in Berlin, when the Polish Army hoisted its flag on the Berlin VictoryColumn. Medal for Participation in the Battle of Berlin Soviet Union in World...
The Column of Justinian was a Roman triumphal column erected in Constantinople by the Byzantine emperor Justinian I in honour of his victories in 543....
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