Siegessäule and Tiergarten – Tiergarten Park and the Column of Victory

The Column of Victory was ordered to build in 1864 to commemorate the victory of Prussia and the Austrian Empire against Denmark. Ten years later, when it was finished and inaugurated, the Column of Victory, Siegessäule in German, also represented other Prussian victories in those years so it became into a symbol of war and triumph.

Like every historical monument, it´s suffered attacks and modifications during the wars in the last century. In its beginnings, the column was built in front of what today is the Reichstag building, and it was later transported to it´s current location, inside the Tiergarten park, at the “Big Star”, which is a meeting point of the five main avenues in Berlin.

It´s 69 metres tall and the statue that rises at its summit is of the goddess Victoria, who, in Roman mythology, is the goddess of triumph and victory.

Located in a strategic point in the city, the Column of Victory is an ideal meeting point to start the tour around the German capital.