Berlin Victory Column, Berlin, Germany
The Victory Column is a famous monument in Berlin, Germany. Designed by Heinrich Strack after 1864 to commemorate the Prussian victory in the Danish-Prussian War, by the time it was inaugurated on 2 September 1873, Prussia had also defeated Austria in the Austro-Prussian War (1866) and France in the Franco-Prussian War (1870–71), giving the statue a new purpose. Different from the original plans, these later victories in the so-called unification wars inspired the addition of the bronze sculpture of Victoria, 8.3 meters high and weighing 35 tonnes, designed by Friedrich Drake. Berliners, with their fondness for giving nicknames to famous buildings, call the statue Goldelse, meaning something like "Golden Lizzy".
The Victory Column is a major tourist attraction to the city of Berlin and opens daily: 9:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. (April – October), and 9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. (November – March).
勝利紀念柱是德國柏林的一座著名紀念性建築，1864年為慶祝普魯士在普丹戰爭中獲勝而興建，到1873年9月2日舉行揭幕儀式時，普魯士又在普奧戰爭（1866年）和普法戰爭 (1870–71)中擊敗了奧地利和法國，給予雕像新的含義。與原先規劃不同，後來在所謂統一戰爭中的勝利，增加了維多利亞青銅雕塑，高8.3米，重35噸。
勝利紀念柱是柏林的一個主要景點，每年4-10月的每天上午 9:30到下午6:30開放，從11月到3月，每天上午9:30 到下午5:30開放。。
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