Berlin Peace Column

Berlin, Italy

The Peace Column (German: Friedenssäule) is a column located in Mehringplatz in Berlin, Germany. Designed by Christian Gottlieb Cantian and erected in 1843, the 19-meter column is topped with a brass statue of Victoria, goddess of victory, designed by Christian Daniel Rauch. In 1876, allegories of t

he four victorious allies of Waterloo (or Belle Alliance in Prussian historiography) were added, and in 1879 two more sculptures followed: The Peace by Albert Wolff and Clio, writing the history of the Wars of Liberation (Befreiungskriege) by Ferdinand Hartzer.

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Nearby

Mehringplatz square
Hallesches Tor city_gate · 0.1 km away
Amerika-Gedenkbibliothek library · 0.3 km away
Berlin Central and Regional Library library · 0.3 km away
Hebbel Theater theatre · 0.3 km away
Museo Ebraico di Berlino museum · 0.4 km away
Jüdisches Museum museum · 0.4 km away
Tilted Donut Wedge with Two Balls sculpture · 0.5 km away