4 BradJill - 2 years ago
The Siegessäule (Victory Column) is located at Köpfleinsberg and Adlerstrasse in the city centre of Nuremburg. This war memorial was created in 1875 to commemorate those from Nuremburg who died in the Franco-Prussian War of of 1870-71.
What you see is a slender Corinthian column made of red marble. It is topped by the bronze figure of Victory who is holding a crown in her left hand. Her right arm is raised while she grips a laurel in her right hand. You will also see a gilded shield with Nuremburg Coat of Arms.
The column stands on a pedestal with the engraved names of those lost in the Franco-Prussian War. Below the monument on the wall facing the square, there are plaques further commemorating the boxer uprising in China (1901) and the Colonial War in German South West Africa (1904-06).
