Back عمود النصر Arabic اعمدة النصر ARZ Columna de la Victòria Catalan Vítězný sloup Czech Siegessäule German Triumfa kolono Esperanto Voitonpylväs Finnish Colonna monumentale Italian Erezuil Dutch Coluna triunfal Portuguese
A victory column, or monumental column or triumphal column, is a monument in the form of a column, erected in memory of a heroic commemoration,[1] including victorious battle, war, or revolution. The column typically stands on a base and is crowned with a victory symbol, such as a statue. The statue may represent the goddess Victoria; in Germany, the female embodiment of the nation, Germania;[2] in the United States either the female embodiment of the nation Liberty or Columbia;[3] in the United Kingdom, the female embodiment Britannia, an eagle,[4] or a naval war hero depicted as a helmeted woman, wielding a trident, shield and olive branch.[5][6]
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