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Straße des 17. Juni, Berlin-Tiergarten
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 Siegessäule by GerremLeave a Comment Phone: 391 29 61Directions: U-Bahn: Hansaplatz, S-Bahn: Tiergarten, Bus 100
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 by Mariajoy
I am very fond of her anyway and it was great to see her still looking so good after 30-odd years. I always felt we were "nearly home" whenever we had been out in the car on family visits somewhere and I saw her.. I knew Charlottenburg wasn't too far away! In fact she can be seen for miles in many directions and visitors can climb up to the viewing platform. I'm not sure if there is a charge for this as I didn't go up - (having walked the length of 17 Juni Strasse I didn't really feel up to it! ) Leave a Comment
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 The right angle creates an
unfamiliar look. by Kakapo2, 2 more photos
Now as the Wall has gone, you can enjoy a very nice walk from Brandenburger Tor to Siegessäule. Straße des 17. Juni cuts through the enormous park of Tiergarten, and you walk under huge old trees that even shield you in heavy rain. But be prepared, it is a walk of nearly 2 km, past one of the Soviet War Memorials. (Only tour buses drive down this boulevard.) From Siegessäule it is only a short walk to Schloss Bellevue, residence of Germany's President.
The column is 66,89 m high. It was erected as the sign of victory of the Prussians in the combats against Denmark (German-Danish war in 1864), Austria (1866, during the German War) and France (1871, German-French War). It was inaugurated on 2 September 1873. Berliners call the goddess Victoria Gold-Else. They say this is a loving nickname – to me it sounds disrepectful, perhaps because in a famous German sketch Else is a cow!
But this does not change anything in the beauty of the Siegessäule. It is made of polished red granite – and lots and lots of smaller columns. The base is rather massive, reminding of a round Greek temple. The column, also made up of hundreds of columns, gets thinner towards the top where the glorious golden goddess raises her arms and wings.
The base is decorated with four bronze bas-reliefs of great battles. Those had to be removed in 1945 on request of the French and transported to Paris but were re-attached during renovation works in the late 1980’s.
You reach reach the monument through pedestrian tunnels from four corners of the five roads that meet at the roundabout. A spiral staircase with 285 steps leads up to a viewing platform at 50 metres. Great views over Berlin.
Open daily 9.30am – 6.30pm (winter 5.30pm).
Admission 2.20 Euro (as 2007). Phone: (030) 391 29 61Directions: Bus 100 (Großer Stern; Schloss Bellevue) Closest U-Bahn station: Hansaplatz (600 to 700 m walk) Closest S-Bahn station: Tiergarten (1 km walk), from Brandenburger Tor nearly 2 km
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 Siegesshule. by dabidc
I do not recall the number of steps, maybe 150 to 200 ? The view was reasonable close to the Column but distance views were not possible. Leave a Comment Phone: 391 29 61Directions: U-Bahn: Hansaplatz, S-Bahn: Tiergarten, Bus 100
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 The Victory Column with
the mosaic by fipsi
On the column you find canons of the three defeated countries and a mosaic that symbolizes the union of the German Empire in 1870/1871. Leave a Comment Directions: U-Bahn: Hansaplatz, S-Bahn: Tiergarten, Bus 100
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 Traffic around the Column by dabidcLeave a Comment Phone: 391 29 61Directions: U-Bahn: Hansaplatz, S-Bahn: Tiergarten, Bus 100
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 SIEGESSAULE by johanl
Under Hitlers rule it was removed onto the roundabout of the Grosser Stern.
It's worth visiting, but it urgently needs to be cleaned.
Opened on Monday from 13.00 till 18 hours and Tuesday till Sonday from 9.00 till 18.00 hours. Leave a Comment Phone: 391 29 61Directions: bus 100,187,341 Am grossen Stern S bahn 1,2 Unter den Linden 3,5,7,9 Tiergarten
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Siegessaeule - a column of a victory. It is constructed in 1865-1873 in honour of military victories of Prussia which came to the end association of Germany. The height of a column - 69 m. It is decorated by trunks of the guns grasped from enemies. There is a figure of the goddess of Victoria in height of 8 m at the top of the column. They call it Golden Elsa. This figure cast of bronze and gilt stands on a platform which conduct 285 steps. The fine view at Tiergarten and central areas of Berlin opens from the platform. Phone: 391 29 61Directions: U-Bahn: Hansaplatz, S-Bahn: Tiergarten, Bus 100
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 A view from Tiergarten by nigelw6443Leave a Comment Phone: 391 29 61Directions: U-Bahn: Hansaplatz, S-Bahn: Tiergarten, Bus 100
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Siegessaule (The Victory Column) was built to commommorate the victory of Prussia over Denmrak in Battle Of Sedan. This monument was originally built in front of Reichstag. This was shifted to the present location in the middle of Tier Garten during Nazi era. This tall column provides a panoramic view of Berlin from top. The statue of Godess Victoria designed by F Drake is erected at the top of this memmorial. This monument is open to visitors from 9 AM to 6 PM except Mondays. On Mondays admission starts at 3 PM Phone: 391 29 61Directions: U-Bahn: Hansaplatz, S-Bahn: Tiergarten, Bus 100
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