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The Peace Column (German: Friedenssäule) is a column located in
The Peace Column (German: Friedenssäule) is a column located in Mehringplatz
Mehringplatz is a round plaza (or circus)A circus is "circular open space at a street junction" at the southern tip of the Friedrichstadt neighborhood of Kreuzberg district, Berlin. It marks the southern end of Friedrichstraße. Until 1970 bo ...
in Berlin, Germany. Designed by Christian Gottlieb Cantian and erected in 1843, the 19-meter column is topped with a brass status of Victoria
Victoria most commonly refers to:
* Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia
* Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada
* Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory
* Victoria, Seychelle ...
, goddess of victory, designed by Christian Daniel Rauch
Christian Daniel Rauch (2 January 1777 – 3 December 1857) was a German sculptor. He founded the Berlin school of sculpture, and was the foremost German sculptor of the 19th century.
Life
Rauch was born at Arolsen in the Principality of ...
. 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 Wars of Liberation (Befreiungskriege) by .
See also
*1843 in art
Events from the year 1843 in art.
Events
* August – Richard Dadd, taken to the country by his family to recover from a mental breakdown, commits patricide.
* The Hill & Adamson photographic partnership is formed in Edinburgh.
* John Ruskin's ...
External links
* 1843 establishments in Germany PeaceColumn Monumental columns in Germany {{germany-sculpture-stub