Waterloosäule, Victory column at Waterlooplatz, Hannover, Germany
The Waterloo Column rises 46.31 meters high and features a copper statue of Victoria, the Roman goddess of victory, at its summit.
The column commemorates the victory at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, where British, Hanoverian, and Prussian forces defeated Napoleon Bonaparte.
The monument displays captured cannons and name plates of fallen soldiers at its base, with the inscription 'To the Heroes of Waterloo from the Grateful Fatherland'.
Visitors can climb 189 steps through the internal spiral staircase to reach the observation platform at 40 meters height during specific open days.
The Victoria statue at the top was commissioned by the Duke of Cambridge for 200 Louis d'or and required 500 kilograms of copper for its construction.
Location: Mitte
Inception: 1832
Creator: August Hengst, Georg Ludwig Friedrich Laves
Height: 46.31 m
Diameter: 3.5 m
GPS coordinates: 52.36650,9.72761
Latest update: May 18, 2025 01:57
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