Considering the Ibis Berlin City Ost in Berlin?
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The Siegesaule (Victory... by nighthawk
The Siegesaule (Victory column)is 67 metres high. It was built between 1865 and 1873 and it's a project of Heinrich Strack.Originally it was on the Konigsplatz (King square) in front of the Reichstag. Because of the great plans Albert Speer had with the grounds that laid before the Reichstag it was decided that there was no longer room for such a 19th century monument. It was placed here in 1938 and it was raised with 6,5 metres.On top of the column is a 8,3 metres high 'Victoria', made by Friedrich Drake and around it are three rowes of gilted gun barrels that are a remembrance to the victory on Denmark (1864), Austria (1866) and France (1870). At the foot of the column are four bronze reliefs with scenes of the war in 1870, which were removed in 1945 by the French and were replaced in 1987 at the 750 th annual of the city.
