Berlin Peace Column
The column in Mehringplatz, 2006
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 status of Victoria, goddess of victory, designed by Christian Daniel Rauch. In 1876, allegories of the 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 liberation wars (Befreiungskriege) by Ferdinand Hartzer.
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Coordinates: 52°29′56″N 13°23′30″E / 52.49898°N 13.39176°E
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