Congress Column, Victory column in Freedom Quarter, Brussels, Belgium.

The Congress Column is a 47-metre fluted stone shaft on a square pedestal, topped by a gilded crown and a 4.7-metre statue of King Leopold I by Guillaume Geefs. Four seated bronze female figures around the base personify Freedom of Association, Worship, the Press and Education; two bronze lions flank the steps, and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier with an eternal flame lies at the foot.

Prime Minister Charles Rogier proposed the column in 1849, and the first stone was laid on 24 September 1850 in the presence of King Leopold I. Architect Joseph Poelaert won the 1850 competition with his entry "L'Union fait la Force" and supervised the works; the column was inaugurated on 26 September 1859. The site, formerly the Place des Panoramas, was renamed Place du Congrès for the occasion.

The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier was installed at the column's foot on 11 November 1922. Raymond Haesebrouck, a veteran blinded in battle, chose the soldier from five unidentified bodies from different battle sites. In December 1922 the US Congress awarded the unknown soldier the Medal of Honor. An eternal flame burns above the tomb.

The column stands on Place du Congrès, next to Rue Royale in the Freedom Quarter. The internal spiral staircase of 193 steps and the platform around the statue's pedestal, which holds 16 people, are closed for security reasons, so the monument is viewed from the square. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and its eternal flame lie at the foot.

The 193-step spiral staircase inside the column leads to a platform with a carved balustrade around the pedestal of Guillaume Geefs's 4.7-metre statue of Leopold I. The platform holds 16 people but has been closed for security reasons. In 2007, Storm Kyrill blew down the bronze Freedom of the Press sculpture, which was later restored.