Victory Column

The Victory Column on the Großer Stern is only of Berlin's most famous landmark, along with the Brandenburg Gate and the TV Tower. The 69-meter-high monument owes its current fame not least to the Love Parade, which for many years ended with a closing party on the square in front of the Victory Column. In May 2011, it was reopened to visitors after extensive restoration.

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The Victory Column in Berlin after its renovation, photographed in May 2011.
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The moon shines behind the goddess of victory, Victoria, on the Victory Column in Berlin.
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Surrounded by scaffolding poles, the "Goldelse" stands on the Victory Column in Berlin in November 2010.
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The Victory Column in Berlin after its renovation, photographed in May 2011.
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The freshly painted staircase of the Victory Column, photographed on May 20, 2011.
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Freshly gilded and polished decorations and mosaics on the lower viewing level of the Victory Column, photographed on May 20, 2011.
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Below the Golden Victoria, photo taken on May 20, 2011.
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Detauls of the Golden Victoria on the Victory Column, photo taken on May 20, 2011.
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The Victory Column in Berlin after its restoration, photographed in May 2011.
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The Victory Column in Berlin after its restoration, photographed in May 2011.
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The Victory Column in Berlin before its restoration.
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The Victory Column in Berlin (2007)
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July 24, 2008: Barack Obama, then still a U.S. presidential candidate, speaks in front of the Victory Column in Berlin. The Straße des 17. Juni between the Brandenburg Gate and the Victory Column was full of people at that time.
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July 4, 2008: The then still U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama after his speech in front of the Victory Column. Obama had thanked the citizens of the capital and "the German people" for the reception they had given him.
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July 2001: Techno fans dance around the Victory Column at the Love Parade.
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A skater passes the Victory Column during the Berlin Half Marathon.
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Soccer fans celebrate June 2008 in Berlin on the so-called "fan mile" in front of the Brandenburg Gate during the final of the European Championship between Germany and Spain.
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July 2004: During a summer thunderstorm, lightning strikes behind the Victory Column.
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Morning sky behind the TV tower and the Victory Column in Berlin.
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The Victory Column shines during a lighting rehearsal for the Festival of Lights 2008.
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In the background of a historic street sign covered with snow, the goddess of victory Victoria shines on the Victory Column in Berlin.
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New Year's Eve party at the Victory Column
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December 1999: During the trial run for this millennium New Year's Eve party in Berlin, the Victory Column at the Großer Stern in Berlin is illuminated.
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Through a flowering lilac bush you can see the angel on the Victory Column in Berlin.
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Daffodils bloom in full splendor within sight of the Victory Column in Berlin.