Victory column

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Monument in the form of a column

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::summary Monument in the form of a column ::

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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, 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; in the United States either the female embodiment of the nation Columbia or Liberty; in the United Kingdom, the female embodiment Britannia, an eagle, or a naval war hero depicted as a helmeted woman, wielding a trident, shield and olive branch.

Monumental columns

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ImageDateMonumentCountryCityLocationCoordinatesHeight above groundComment
[[File:Snake column Hippodrome Constantinople 2007.jpg150px]]478 BCSerpent ColumnTurkeyIstanbulHippodrome of Constantinople41.005651 N 28.975113 E8 m
[[File:Heliodorus pillarVidsha.JPG150px]]115 BCHeliodorus PillarIndiaVidishaMadhya Pradesh, Central India23.549508 N 77.800093 E
[[File:Jupitersaeule.jpg150px]]c. 65Jupiter ColumnGermanyMainzLandesmuseum Mainz50.005336 N 8.270532 E12.5 m
[[File:Trajan's Column HD.jpg150pxTrajan's Column in Trajan's Forum]]113Trajan's ColumnItalyRomeTrajan's Forum41.895836 N 12.484276 E
[[File:Musei vaticani - base colonna antonina 01106.JPG150pxThe extant base of the Column of Antoninus Pius]]161Column of Antoninus PiusItalyRomeCampus Martius41.901598 N 12.476285 E
[[File:La Colonna di Marco Aurelio (5966172297).jpg150pxThe Column of Marcus Aurelius in Piazza Colonna]]Before 193Column of Marcus AureliusItalyRomePiazza Colonna41.900855 N 12.479987 E
[[File:Le colonne della Via Appia a Brindisi.jpg150px]]c. 200Column at the end of the Via AppiaItalyBrindisiNear the port40.641071 N 17.946787 E18.74 m
[[File:GothsColumn1.JPG150pxThe Column of the Goths in Gülhane Park]]Between 268 and 337Column of the GothsTurkeyIstanbulGülhane Park41.014515 N 28.985470 E
[[File:Alexandria - Pompey's Pillar - standing alone.JPG150pxPompey's Pillar]]298–302Pompey's PillarEgyptAlexandriaSerapeum of Alexandria31.182512 N 29.896426 E
[[File:Column of Constantine 2.JPG150px]]11 May 330Column of ConstantineTurkeyIstanbulForum of Constantine, Çemberlitaş, Fatih41.008530 N 28.971270 E35 m
[[File:RomaForoRomanoColonnaFoca.JPG150pxColumn of Phocas in the Foro Romano]]330–400Column of PhocasItalyRomeRoman Forum41.892474 N 12.484854 E
[[File:Forum Theodosius Istanbul March 2008 (18) detail.JPG150px]]386–393/'4Column of TheodosiusTurkeyIstanbulForum of Theodosius, Fatihc. 50 m
[[File:Iron Pillar, Delhi, May 2008.jpg150px]]c. 400Iron pillar of DelhiIndiaDelhiQutb Complex28.524718 N 77.185014 E7.12 m
[[File:Cambridge, Trinity College, ms. O.17.2 (11).jpg50pxColumn of Arcadius in the Forum of Arcadius]][[File:Cambridge, Trinity College, ms. O.17.2 (12).jpg50pxColumn of Arcadius in the Forum of Arcadius]][[File:Cambridge, Trinity College, ms. O.17.2 (13).jpg50pxColumn of Arcadius in the Forum of Arcadius]]401–421Column of Arcadius
[[File:ColumnOfMarcianInIstanbulApril2007.jpg150pxThe Column of Marcian in 2007]]450–452Column of MarcianTurkeyIstanbulForum of Marcian, Fatih41.015410 N 28.950292 E
[[File:Second_Court_Topkapi_2007_80.JPG150pxColumn drum from the Column of Leo in 2007]]457–474Column of LeoTurkeyIstanbulForum of Leo Fatih41.013313 N 28.984836 E
[[File:Gurlitt Justinian column.jpg90pxReconstruction of the column, after Cornelius Gurlitt, 1912. The depiction of a helical narrative frieze around the column, after the fashion of Trajan's Column, is erroneous.]]543Column of JustinianTurkeyIstanbulAugustaeum, Fatih
595Mahakuta PillarIndiaMahakuta15.932953 N 75.722656 E
[[File:Pillar of Eliseg.jpg150px]]c. 850Pillar of ElisegUnited KingdomNear Valle Crucis Abbey52.992123 N 3.189321 W
[[File:Tyagada Brahmadeva Pillar at Shravanabelagola.jpg150px]]983Tyagada Brahmadeva PillarIndiaShravanabelagola2.3 m
[[File:Hildesheim-Christussaeule-Hildesia.jpg150px]]c. 1000Bernward ColumnGermanyHildesheimHildesheim Cathedral52.148929 N 9.947179 E3.79 m
[[File:Qutb Minar, Delhi - views near Qutb Minar (2).JPG505x505px]]c. 1190Qutb MinarIndiaDelhiQutb Complex28.524387 N 77.185518 E73 m
[[File:Heunensaule-02.jpg150px]]11th centuryHeunensäuleGermanyMainzMarkt49.999550 N 8.273614 E6.4 m
[[File:Colonna di Santa Felicita.JPG150px]]after 1244Colonna di Santa FelicitaItalyFlorenceIn front of Santa Felicita43.767114 N 11.252293 E
[[File:7312 - Venezia - Piazzetta San Marco - Colonne - Foto Giovanni Dall'Orto, 6-Aug-2007.jpg150px]]1268Columns of San Marco and San TodaroItalyVenicePiazza San Marco45.433289 N 12.339657 E
[[File:Colonna di san zanobi2.JPG150px]]Before 1333Colonna di San ZanobiItalyFlorencePiazza San Giovanni43.773378 N 11.254912 E
1338Colonna della Croce al TrebbioItalyFlorence43.773132 N 11.250434 E
[[File:Colonna dell'abbondanza 11.JPG150px]]1431Colonna dell'AbbondanzaItalyFlorencePiazza della Repubblica43.771579 N 11.254314 E
[[File:Colonna del Portogallo, Siena (2).jpg150px]]1 March 1467ItalySienaViale Vittorio Emanuele II43.3286349 N 11.3224004 E
[[File:Vijay stambh,Chittorgarh fort.JPG150px]]1448Vijaya StambhaIndiaChittorChittor Fort24.887884 N 74.645171 E37.19m
1548?PestsäuleGermanyEching am Ammersee48.079032 N 11.112875 E2 m
[[File:9794 - Firenze - Colonna di S. Trinita - Foto Giovanni Dall'Orto, 28-Oct-2007.jpg150px]]1565Colonna della GiustiziaItalyFlorencePiazza Santa Trinita43.770126 N 11.251267 E
[[File:Colonna di san felice 10.JPG150px]]1572Colonna di San FeliceItalyFlorenceIn front of San Felice43.765163 N 11.248104 E
1572Colonna di San MarcoItalyFlorenceIn front of San Marco43.778768 N 11.259366 E12.9 m
[[File:Alameda Hercules 06.jpg150px]]1574Alameda Hércules column. Roman columns with statues of Hercules (inspired by the Farnese Hercules) and Julius CaesarSpainSevilleIn front of La Alameda, Seville37.400246 N 5.993597 W10 m
[[File:P1060303 Paris Ier colonne Medicis rwk.JPG150px]]1574Medici columnFranceParisIn front of Paris Bourse48.862525 N 2.342993 E28 m
[[File:Colonna di Carlo Maderno.JPG150px]]1614Column of PeaceItalyRomePiazza dell'Esquilino, in front of Santa Maria Maggiore41.897038 N 12.499385 E42 m
[[File:San Domenico01.jpg150px]]1627Colonna di San DomenicoItalyBolognaSan Domenico44.489900 N 11.343722 E
[[File:Colonna infame 02.JPG150px]]31 May 1628Column of InfamyItalyGenoaPiazza Vacchero44.412562 N 8.928214 E
[[File:6211 - Bologna - Colonna dell'Immacolata (1628) - Foto Giovanni Dall'Orto, 9-Feb-2008.jpg150px]]1628Colonna dell'ImmacolataItalyBologna44.494342 N 11.336446 E
[[File:Muenchen-Marienplatz-bjs-2.jpg150px]]7 November 1638MariensäuleGermanyMunichMarienplatz48.137232 N 11.575510 E14 m
[[File:Kolumna Zygmunta 2006.jpg150px]]1644Sigismund's ColumnPolandWarsawCastle Square52.247260 N 21.013375 E22 m
[[File:Mariensaeule Wernstein am Inn.jpg150px]]1647MariensäuleAustriaWernstein am Inn48.505547 N 13.454414 E17 m
[[File:Praha Staromestske namesti c1841.jpg150px]]1650Mary ColumnCzechPragueOld Town Square16 m
[[File:Pestsäule_in_Fulda.jpg150px]]1651PestsäuleGermanyFulda50.559691 N 9.671735 E15 m
[[File:Kronach - Melchior-Otto-Platz - Ehrensäule.jpg150px]]1654Victory ColumnGermanyKronach50.240462 N 11.324268 E
[[File:The Countess's Pillar - geograph.org.uk - 3873876.jpg150px]]1656Countess PillarUnited KingdomNear Brougham54.653682 N 2.704906 W
[[File:Colonna Sant'Oronzo.jpg150px]]1666Colonna di Sant'OronzoItalyLecce40.352927 N 18.172767 E
[[File:0762 - Milano - Colonna del Verziere - Foto Giovanni Dall'Orto 5-May-2007.jpg150px]]1673Verziere ColumnItalyMilanVerziere45.463150 N 9.197222 E
[[File:Freising mariensaeule.jpg150px]]1674MariensäuleGermanyFreisingMarienplatz48.400841 N 11.744036 E15 m
[[File:Ludovico Ariosto monument Ferrara.jpg150px]]1675Monument to Ludovico AriostoItalyFerraraPiazza Ariostea44.841359 N 11.626514 E
[[File:The Monument to the Great Fire of London.JPG150px]]1677The MonumentUnited KingdomLondonCorner of Monument Street and Fish Street Hill51.510157 N 0.085947 W62 m
[[File:Favoritenstraße 50.JPG150px]]1679BeschornerkreuzAustriaViennaFavoritenstraße48.167107 N 16.381275 E
[[File:Klagenfurt Pestsäule.JPG150px]]1680DreifaltigkeitssäuleAustriaKlagenfurt am WörtherseeIn front of the Church of the Holy Spirit46.625283 N 14.307690 E
[[File:Kolumna z figurą Matki Boskiej 1.JPG150px]]1681Column of the Blessed Virgin MaryPolandKłodzko50.438680 N 16.654002 E11.5 m
[[File:Wienerrettung.jpg150px]]1683DreifaltigkeitssäuleAustriaViennaLandstraße48.211383 N 16.385724 E
[[File:Wien - Dreifaltigkeits- bzw. Pestsäule.JPG150px]]1693PestsäuleAustriaViennaGraben48.208719 N 16.369807 E
[[File:Marian column Prudnik Neustadt.JPG150px]]1694Kolumna MaryjnaPolandPrudnikTown Square50.321899 N 17.580060 E
[[File:2018 Kolumna maryjna w Międzylesiu 1.jpg150px]]1698Kolumna MaryjnaPolandMiędzylesie50.321899 N 17.580058 E
[[File:Innsbruck Annasäule from c.N.jpg150px]]26 July 1706St Anna's ColumnAustriaInnsbruckMaria-Theresien-Straße47.265679 N 11.394209 E
[[File:Mariensaeule_Duderstadt.jpg150px]]1711MariensäuleGermanyDuderstadtGropenmarkt51.512342 N 10.261748 E12.15 m
[[File:Mödling - Pestsäule (2).JPG150px]]1714AustriaPestsäuleMödling48.085981 N 16.284512 E
[[File:Kutna Hora CZ Plague column 02.jpg150px]]1715Column of the Virgin Mary ImmaculatePolandKutná HoraŠultysova street49.949416 N 15.266857 E
[[File:Poysdorf 4897.jpg150px]]1715?DreifaltigkeitssäuleAustriaPoysdorf48.667918 N 16.629299 E
[[File:Ochsenhausen Mariensäule.jpg150px]]2 December 1717MariensäuleGermanyOchsenhausenOchsenhausen Abbey48.064497 N 9.949413 E8.3 m
[[File:Blenheim Column of Victory.JPG150px]]Blenheim Column of VictoryUnited KingdomBlenheim Palace51.849888 N 1.369576 W41 m
[[File:Dreifaltigkeitssäule in Linz.jpg150px]]1723DreifaltigkeitssäuleAustriaLinzHauptplatz48.305861 N 14.286432 E20 m
[[File:Immaculata1.jpg150px]]1723ImmaculataSlovakiaKošiceHlavná ulica48.722838 N 21.256810 E14 m
[[File:Bleiburg - Pestsäule.jpg150px]]1724PestsäuleAustriaBleiburg46.590166 N 14.798726 E
[[File:Racibórz Kolumna Maryjna 6345.jpg150px]]1727Kolumna MaryjnaPolandRacibórzTown Square50.092009 N 18.219817 E14 m
[[File:Palermo-Colonna-Immacolata-bjs2007-01.jpg150px]]1728Colonna dell'ImmacolataItalyPalermoPiazza San Domenico38.118739 N 13.362882 E
[[File:Timisoara - Figure near Dome.JPG150px]]23 November 1730Coloana CiumeiRomaniaTimișoaraPiața Unirii45.757950 N 21.229082 E
[[File:Aub, Marktplatz, Mariensäule-002.jpg150px]]1732MariensäuleGermanyAubMarktplatz49.552507 N 10.065376 E
[[File:Monument Piata Libertatii Timisoara.jpg150px]]1739Statue of St Nepomuk and MaryRomaniaTimișoaraPiața Libertății45.755766 N 21.227206 E
[[File:Pomnik Trojcy Swietej w Ladku Zdroju.jpg150px]]9 March 1742Pomnik Trójcy ŚwiętejPolandLądku-Zdroju50.345854 N 16.871856 E7 m
[[File:Bystrzyca Kłodzka, Plac Wolności, Kolumna św. Trójcy.JPG150px]]After 1746Kolumna Trójcy ŚwiętejPolandBystrzyca Kłodzka50.296831 N 16.651757 E10 m
[[File:Stowe Park Buckinghamshire rostral column.jpg150px]]1749The Grenville ColumnUnited KingdomStowe House52.030677 N 1.014969 W
[[File:Holy Trinity Column-2.jpg150px]]1754Holy Trinity Column in OlomoucCzechOlomouc49.593935 N 17.250445 E35 m
[[File:Burton Pynsent Monument.jpg150px]]1767Burton Pynsent MonumentUnited KingdomCurry RivelTroy Hill51.022421 N 2.889986 W43 m
[[File:Kolonna Orla.JPG150px]]1770Eagle ColumnRussiaGatchina59.566958 N 30.095930 E6.4 m
[[File:Mariensäule, Vorderseite, Nordheim.JPG150px]]1778GermanyMariensäuleNordheim am Main49.859600 N 10.182864 E
[[File:RUS-2016-Pushkin-Catherine Park-Chesme Column.jpg150px]]1778Chesme ColumnRussiaTsarskoye SeloCatharine Palace59.710054 N 30.393685 E
[[File:Keppels Column.jpg150px]]After 1778Keppel's ColumnUnited KingdomNear Wentworth and Kimberworth53.447944 N 1.415152 W35 m
[[File:Residenzplatz_Marienbrunnen_Eichstaett-3.jpg150px]]1780MariensäuleGermanyEichstätt48.891157 N 11.183213 E24 m
[[File:Пам'ятник Магдебурзькому праву в Києві (1).jpg150px]]15 August 1802Monument to the Magdeburg RightsUkraineKyivPodil Raion50.456003 N 30.529509 E23 m
[[File:Nelson Pillar, 1830.jpg150px]]August 1809Nelson's PillarIrelandDublinO'Connell Street53.349812 N 6.260257 W40.8 m
[[File:Nelson Column, Montreal 2005-10-21.JPG150px]]1809Nelson's ColumnCanadaMontrealPlace Jacques-Cartier45.508202 N 73.553866 W19 m
[[File:Paris Colonne Vendôme 2012 1.jpg150px]]15 August 1810Colonne VendômeFranceParisPlace Vendôme48.867476 N 2.329450 E44.3 m
[[File:Ростральные колонны556.JPGFile:Ростральные колонны556.JPG150px]]1811Rostral ColumnsRussiaSaint PetersburgOld Saint Petersburg Stock Exchange59.943094 N 30.306795 E
[[File:Полтава, пам’ятник Слави.jpg150px]]27 June 1811Glory MonumentRussiaPoltava49.589575 N 34.551197 E10.35 m
[[File:Camphill Column, Alnwick - 2011-09-12.jpg150px]]1814Camphill ColumnUnited KingdomAlnwick55.404882 N 1.715109 W
[[File:Battle_Monument_MD1.jpg150px]]1815Battle MonumentUnited StatesBaltimoreBattle Monument Square39.290687 N 76.612412 W11.88 m
[[File:Ang_col3.JPG150px]]1816Column of the Duchess of AngoulêmeFranceAngoulêmeAvenue Wilson45.652651 N 0.146832 E
[[File:Tenantry Column, Alnwick.jpg150px]]1816Tenantry ColumnUnited KingdomAlnwick55.410898 N 1.699185 W25 m
[[File:Shrewsbury Column.jpg150px]]18 June 1816Lord Hill's ColumnUnited KingdomShrewsburyOutside the Shirehall52.704168 N 2.731822 W40.7 m
[[File:Britannia Monument.jpg150px]]1819Britannia MonumentUnited KingdomGreat Yarmouth52.588479 N 1.733627 E44 m
[[File:Boulogne Colonne 01.JPG150px]]1821Column of the Grande ArméeFranceWimilleRue Napoleon50.741269 N 1.617428 E53 m
[[File:Nantes - colonne Louis XVI.jpg150px]]1823Column of Louis XVIFranceNantesPlace Maréchal-Foch47.219519 N 1.549839 W28 m
[[File:Colonne de la Duchesse d'Angoulême au Montglonne 1.jpg150px]]1823Column of the Duchess of AngoulêmeFranceSaint-Florent-le-Vieil47.363987 N 1.021578 W15 m
[[File:Colonne du pape 01.jpg150px]]4 September 1823Column of the PopeFranceNice43.696307 N 7.262657 E
[[File:Colonne Charles Félix.jpg150px]]1826Column of Charles FelixFranceBonneville46.075445 N 6.405684 E21.44 m
[[File:Konstitutionssäule_bei_Gaibach,_2.jpg150px]]22 August 1828Constitution ColumnGermanyVolkach49.897877 N 10.224168 E32 m
[[File:Demid Pillar, Yaroslavl.jpg150px]]6 March 1829Demidovsky PillarRussiaYaroslavl57.625015 N 39.897312 E12 m
[[File:Washington Monument (Baltimore).png150px]]1829Washington MonumentUnited StatesBaltimoreMount Vernon39.297554 N 76.615670 W54 m
[[File:Duke Of York Monument.jpg150px]]1831Duke of York ColumnUnited KingdomLondonCorner of Regent Street and The Mall51.506342 N 0.131727 W41.99 m
[[File:Waterloosäule 2009.jpg150px]]18 June 1832Waterloo ColumnGermanyHanoverWaterlooplatz52.366517 N 9.727602 E46.31 m
[[File:La Consulaire 2012.JPG150px]]1833La ConsulaireFranceBrestArsenal48.386071 N 4.495170 W7 m
[[File:Александрийский столб.jpg150px]]30 August 1834Alexander ColumnRussiaSaint PetersburgPalace Square59.939018 N 30.315734 E47.5 m
[[File:Hoodmonument.jpg150px]]1835Admiral Hood MonumentUnited KingdomCompton Dundon51.101358 N 2.721318 W33.5 m
[[File:Colonne de Juillet 01.jpg150px]]28 July 1840July ColumnFranceParisPlace de la Bastille48.853169 N 2.369139 E47 m
[[File:Denkmal_Mehringplatz_(Kreuz)_Friedenssäule.jpg150px]]1843Berlin Peace ColumnGermanyBerlinMehringplatz52.498981 N 13.391776 E19 m
[[File:Nelson's Column, Trafalgar Square, London.JPG150px]]November 1843Nelson's ColumnUnited KingdomLondonTrafalgar Square51.507776 N 0.127911 W51.6 m
[[File:Ludwigsmonument-3.jpg150px]]25 August 1844Column of Louis I of HesseGermanyDarmstadtLuisenplatz49.872852 N 8.651196 E39.5 m
[[File:Lille gd place colonne.jpg150px]]1845Column of the GoddessFranceLilleGrand Place50.636921 N 3.063437 E15.5 m
[[File:Trento-memorial column for the third centenary of the Council of Trent.jpg150px]]1845Monument to the Third Council of TrentItalyTrentoNorth of Santa Maria Maggiore46.068780 N 11.119453 E
[[File:Jubiläumssäule_Schloßplatz_Stuttgart_2010.jpg150px]]1846Anniversary ColumnGermanyStuttgartSchlossplatz48.778585 N 9.179862 E32.6 m https://www.baden-wuerttemberg.de/de/service/presse/pressemitteilung/pid/rueckkehr-der-concordia-auf-die-jubilaeumssaeule-1
[[File:Column of Liberty.JPG150px]]22 December 1851Columna de la Libertad de los EsclavosColombiaOcaña8.235417 N 73.353872 W
[[File:PS Neukamp 1989-07.jpg150px]]15 October 1854 & 1855Prussia ColumnsGermanyRügenNeukamp and Groß Stresow54.318950 N 13.461795 E; 54.356866 N 13.571766 E15 m
[[File:Brock's Monument in 2010, Queenston, Ontario.jpg150px]]1856Brock's MonumentCanadaQueenston43.160164 N 79.053044 W56 m
[[File:Colonna dell'Immacolata, Rome - view to Northwest.jpg150px]]8 December 1857Column of the Immaculate ConceptionItalyRomePiazza di Spagna41.905003 N 12.482962 E11.81 m
[[File:Mariensäule (Köln) - Gesamtansicht 1.jpg70px]]September 1858MariensäuleGermanyCologne50.942751 N 6.946597 E13.5 m
[[File:Belgique - Bruxelles - Colonne du Congrès - 01.jpg150px]]26 September 1859Congress ColumnBelgiumBrusselsPlace du Congrès50.850115 N 4.363457 E47 m
[[File:Crimean War and Indian Mutiny Memorial.jpg150px]]1861Westminster Scholars War MemorialUnited KingdomLondonIn front of Westminster Abbey51.499515 N 0.129142 W
[[File:Wellington Column.jpg150px]]1865Wellington's ColumnUnited KingdomLiverpoolCorner of William Brown Street and Lime Street53.409629 N 2.978844 W40.2 m
[[File:Trier Mariensaeule.jpg150px]]8 October 1866MariensäuleGermanyTrierMarkusberg49.760305 N 6.619894 E40 m
[[File:At Montevideo 2023 341.jpg225x225px]]20 February 1867Columna de la PazUruguayMontevideoPlaza de Cagancha34.905913 S 56.191363 W17 m
[[File:Rapperswil - Freiheitssäule - Schloss - Lindenhof 2010-06-11 18-50-04.JPG150px]]1868Polnische FreiheitssäuleSwitzerlandRapperswilRapperswil Castle47.227352 N 8.815227 E
[[File:Solnatmon gettysburg.jpg150px]]1 June 1869Soldiers' National MonumentUnited StatesGettysburg Battlefield39.819793 N 77.231215 W18 m
[[File:Cimitero_monumentale_Vantiniano_faro_Brescia.jpg150px]]1870Vantiano LighthouseItalyBrescia45.540223 N 10.201846 E60 m
[[File:Adrian Civil War Memorial.jpg150px]]4 July 1870Civil War MemorialUnited StatesAdrianMemorial Park41.896476 N 84.029312 W
[[File:Düsseldorf - Maxplatz - Mariensäule 03 ies.jpg150px]]1873MariensäuleGermanyDüsseldorfMaxplatz51.222439 N 6.771259 E
[[File:Berliner Siegessäule 2012-04.jpg150px]]2 September 1873Berlin victory columnGermanyBerlinGroßer Stern52.514554 N 13.350100 E66.89 m
[[File:Estátua de D. Pedro IV no Rossio - Jul 2008.jpg150px]]1874Column of Pedro IVPortugalLisbonRossio Square38.713807 N 9.139362 W27.5 m
[[File:Lancaster Soldiers and Sailors Monument.jpg150px]]4 July 1874Soldiers and Sailors MonumentUnited StatesLancaster, PennsylvaniaPenn Square40.037964 N 76.305703 W13 m
[[File:Siegessaeule Schwerin.jpg150px]]2 December 1874Victory ColumnGermanySchwerin53.625653 N 11.416119 E23 m
[[File:Siegessäule-Altmarkt.jpeg150px]]1876Oberhausen Victory ColumnGermanyOberhausenAltmarkt51.468826 N 6.849969 E
[[File:Siegburg_Siegessaeule.jpg150px]]1877Siegburg Victory ColumnGermanySiegburgMarkt50.797054 N 7.207624 E
[[File:SoldiersSailors.JPG150px]]17 September 1877Soldiers and Sailors MonumentUnited StatesBostonBoston Common42.355470 N 71.066413 W38 m
[[File:Oldenburg_Friedensplatz.JPG150px]]1878Oldenburg Peace ColumnGermanyOldenburgPeace Place53.141429 N 8.207484 E
[[File:Siegessauele-Hakenberg.jpg150px]]2 September 1879Hakenberg Victory ColumnGermanyHakenberg52.771053 N 12.828941 E36 m
[[File:Pasingmariensaule.jpg150px]]1880MariensäuleGermanyMunichPasing48.146763 N 11.459396 E7.4 m
[[File:Soldier's Monument Davenport, Iowa SW.JPG150px]]1881Soldier's MonumentUnited StatesDavenportCollege Square Historic District41.531270 N 90.575540 W15.25 m
[[File:20080310 Soldiers and Sailors edit.JPG150px]]4 July 1884Soldiers and Sailors MonumentUnited StatesBuffaloLafayette Square42.885667 N 78.873834 W33.7 m
[[File:Yorktown_monument1.jpg150px]]10 October 1884Yorktown Victory MonumentUnited StatesYorktownColonial National Historical Park37.233416 N 76.504991 W29.87 m
[[File:Kyllburg_(Eifel);_Mariensäule_c.jpg150px]]1886MariensäuleGermanyKyllburg50.043345 N 6.592808 E15 m
[[File:Ivar Hvitfeldt Column.jpg150px]]1886Ivar Huitfeldt ColumnDenmarkCopenhagenLangelinie55.690625 N 12.599159 E
[[File:Eastrock02.JPG150px]]1887Soldiers' and Sailors' MonumentUnited StatesNew HavenEast Rock41.327277 N 72.904666 W34 m
[[File:Monument a Colom, Barcelona, Spain - Jan 07.jpg100px]]1888Columbus MonumentSpainBarcelonaLa Rambla41.375821 N 2.177777 E60 m
[[File:Plaza Bolívar de Valencia.jpg150px]]24 June 1889Column of the Plaza BolivarVenezuelaValenciaPlaza Bolívar (Valencia)10.182815 N 68.003288 W
[[File:Одесса. Александровская колонна.jpg150px]]1891Alexander II ColumnUkraineOdesaShevchenko Park46.478374 N 30.754748 E12.6 m
[[File:Cleveland Soldiers and Sailors Monument.jpg150px]]4 July 1894Cuyahoga County Soldiers' and Sailors' MonumentUnited StatesClevelandPublic Square41.499535 N 81.692925 W38 m
[[File:Александрийская колонна3.jpg150px]]1894Column of Alexander IIUkraineRostov-on-Don47.227747 N 39.749096 E11 m
[[File:02.11.2007.München-_panoramio.jpg150px]]1896Angel of PeaceGermanyMunichMaximilian Park48.141367 N 11.596993 E38 m
[[File:Seven chieftains of the Magyars and Statue of Gabriel. Millennium Monument. Budapest 029.jpg150px]]1900Millenium MonumentHungaryBudapestHősök tere47.515151 N 19.078157 E36 m
[[File:Monument au Girondins (Bordeaux) (1).jpg150px]]1902Monument aux GirondinsFranceBordeauxPlace des Quinconces44.845395 N 0.574875 W54 m
[[File:Marienfigur,Appelhülsen,Kirchplatz,A52.JPG150px]]1904MariensäuleGermanyAppelhülsen51.898525 N 7.422997 E5.4 m
[[File:Ukraine-Lviv-Monument to Adam Mickiewicz-2.jpg150px]]30 October 1904Column of Adam-MickiewiczUkraineLvivStare Misto49.839453 N 24.030012 E21 m
[[File:Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument from southwest.jpg150px]]15 November 1908Prison Ship Martyrs' MonumentUnited StatesBrooklynFort Greene Park40.691803 N 73.975543 W45 m
[[File:Mariensäule (Bozen) mit Goetheschule.jpg150px]]1909MariensäuleItalyBolzano46.501523 N 11.354488 E
[[File:Monumento ao Visconde de Mauá.jpg150px]]1910Monument to the Viscount of MauáBrazilRio de JaneiroPraça Mauá22.896219 S 43.180941 W8 m
[[File:Baiyushan_tower_,Lvshun,Dalian.jpg150px]]1910Baiyushan TowerChinaDalianBaiyu Mountain38.809298 N 121.252039 E66.8 m
[[File:PaseoAngelBicylistsDF.jpg150px]]16 September 1910El ÁngelMexicoMexico CityPaseo de la Reforma19.427004 N 99.167680 W45 m
[[File:Grunwald Monument in Stanisławów.png150px]]November 1910Grunwald MonumentUkraineIvano-FrankivskTaras Shevchenko Park48.912066 N 24.695682 W8 m
[[File:La India Monument, Caracas.jpg150px]]1911India de El ParaísoVenezuelaCaracasIntersection of Páez, O'Higgins, Teherán and Principal de La Vega10.475210 N 66.946073 W
[[File:Plazadelasbatallas.jpg150px]]20 October 1912Monumento a las Batallas de JaénSpainJaénParque de la Concordia37.772703 N 3.788722 W12 m
[[File:Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial .JPG150px]]1915Perry's Victory and International Peace MemorialUnited StatesPut-in-Bay41.654118 N 82.811319 W107 m
[[File:TUNJA25.jpg150px]]1916Columna a los MártiresColombiaTunjaPlazoleta de San Laureano5.527128 N 73.363204 W
1920Sanjan StambhIndiaSanjan20.189365 N 72.816668 E15 m
20 March 1921Bromley Parish Church MemorialUnited KingdomLondonBromley51.404999 N 0.012606 E5 m
[[File:Monumento a Colón, Buenos Aires.jpg150px]]15 June 1921Monumento a Cristóbal ColónArgentinaBuenos AiresAeropaque, Costanera Norte34.556888 S 58.409768 W26 m
[[File:Mairie-saint-denis.JPG150px]]1923Colonne de la VictoireFranceSaint-DenisCorner of the Avenue de la Victoire and the Rue de Paris20.878478 S 55.448484 E
[[File:(Barcelona) Monument a Jacint Verdaguer - Josep M. Pericas, arquitecte; Joan Borrell i Nicolau, escultor.jpg150px]]1924Jacint Verdaguer MonumentSpainBarcelonaPlaza de Mosén Jacint Verdaguer41.399142 N 2.169941 E21.6 m
[[File:Astoria Column e.jpg150px]]1926Astoria ColumnUnited StatesAstoriaCity Park46.181327 N 123.817557 W38 m
[[File:Monumento ai Caduti piazza della Vittoria Forlì.JPG150px]]30 October 1932Monumento alla VittoriaItalyForlìPiazzale della Vittoria44.218153 N 12.050071 E32 m
[[File:Freedom Monument Company of Guard of Honor, Riga, Latvia - Diliff.jpg150px]]18 November 1935Freedom MonumentLatviaRigaFreedom Boulevard56.951461 N 24.113295 E42 m
[[File:Butte de Montfaucon (Américains - Argonne 1918).JPG150px]]1 August 1937Meuse-Argonne American MemorialFranceMontfaucon-d'Argonne49.272768 N 5.141671 E71 m
27 October 1938Endless ColumnRomaniaTârgu JiuEnsemble45.037446 N 23.285378 E29.3 m
[[File:VictoryMonumentBKK.JPG150px]]24 June 1941Victory MonumentThailandBangkokTraffic circle of Phahonyothin Road, Phaya Thai Road, and Ratchawithi Road13.764921 N 100.538288 E50 m
[[File:Monument to the Heroes of the Restoration1.JPG150px]]1944Monumento de SantiagoDominican RepublicSantiago de los Caballeros19.450883 N 70.694735 W67 m
[[File:Wrocław - Iglica1.jpg105px]]1948IglicaPolandWrocław51.107536 N 17.075415 E96 m
1948MariensäuleGermanyWaxweiler50.095645 N 6.369710 E16 m
[[File:Porto (11815386885).jpg150px]]1951Monumento aos Heróis da Guerra PeninsularPortugalPortoRotunda da Boavista41.157945 N 8.629145 W45 m
[[File:Guernsey July 2011 170, Doyle Monument.jpg150px]]1953Doyle MonumentUnited KingdomGuernseyJerbourg Point49.426998 N 2.534189 W
1957Cenotaph for the Friendship Between China and USSRChinaLüshun38.807023 N 121.235220 E22.2 m
[[File:Jakarta Indonesia National-Monument-02.jpg150px]]12 July 1975MonasIndonesiaJakartaMerdeka Square6.175402 S 106.827128 E132 m
[[File:National Capitol Columns - Washington, D.C..jpg150px]]1985National Capitol ColumnsUnited StatesWashington, D.C.National Arboretum38.910251 N 76.967537 W
2001Independence MonumentUkraineKyivMaidan Nezalezhnosti50.449522 N 30.525314 E63 m
[[File:Dublin S Spire (136254381).jpeg150px]]21 January 2003Spire of DublinIrelandDublinO'Connell Street53.349812 N 6.260257 W120 m
[[File:Angel chihuahua.jpg150px]]15 September 2003Ángel de la LibertadMexicoChihuahua CityPlaza Mayor28.639979 N 106.072550 W35 m
[[File:Trinity Coloumn.JPG150px]]2004Column of GloryRussiaSaint PetersburgTrinity Cathedral59.916475 N 30.307055 E29 m
[[File:Luminarea recunostintei, Soroca 2007.jpg150px]]27 March 2004Candle of GratitudeMoldovaSoroca48.137139 N 28.304762 E29.5 m
[[File:The History Column at Cocking - geograph.org.uk - 1949812.jpg150px]]15 April 2005Cocking History ColumnUnited KingdomCocking50.950212 N 0.753411 W4.57 m
[[File:Michael Archangel Sochi.jpg150px]]10 May 2006Column of the Archangel MichaelRussiaSochi43.582217 N 39.722351 E20 m
[[File:TallinnWarMemorial2009.JPG150px]]23 June 2009War of Independence Victory ColumnEstoniaTallinnFreedom Square59.434016 N 24.743070 E23.5 m
[[File:Madrid - Obelisco de Plaza de Castilla.JPG100px]]2009Caja Madrid ObeliskSpainMadridPlaza de Castilla40.466027 N 3.689346 W92 m
[[File:(Barcelona) Quatre Columnes (Four Columns) by Josep Puig i Cadafalch.jpg150px]]2010The Four ColumnsSpainBarcelonaNear the Magic Fountain of Montjuïc41.370689 N 2.152085 E20 m
[[File:Memorial_Agostinho_Neto.JPG150px]]2012Agostinho Neto MemorialAngolaLuandaPraça da República8.823684 S 13.218869 E120 m
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List of Roman victory columns

Of the columns listed above, the following are the Roman columns. Roman triumphal columns were either monolithic pillars or composed of column drums; in the later case, these were often hollowed out to accommodate an ancient spiral staircase leading up to the platform on top.

The earliest triumphal column was Trajan's Column which, dedicated in 113 AD, defined its architectural form and established its symbolic value as a political monument alongside the older Roman triumphal arches, providing a lingering model for its successors to this day. The imperial capitals of Rome and Constantinople house the most ancient triumphal columns.

All dimensions are given here in metres, though it was the Roman foot by which ancient architects determined the harmonious proportions of the columns, and which is thus crucial for understanding their design. The list is sorted by date of erection.

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ImageDateMonumentCityLocationHeight above groundComment
[[File:Colonnatraiana.jpg150pxTrajan's Column in Trajan's Forum]]AD 113Trajan's ColumnRomeTrajan's Forum
[[File:Musei vaticani - base colonna antonina 01106.JPG150pxThe extant base of the Column of Antoninus Pius]]AD 161Column of Antoninus PiusRomeCampus Martius
[[File:Kolumna Aureliusza.jpg150pxThe Column of Marcus Aurelius in Piazza Colonna]]Before AD 193Column of Marcus AureliusRomePiazza Colonna
[[File:GothsColumn1.JPG150pxThe Column of the Goths in Gülhane Park]]Between AD 268 and 337Column of the GothsIstanbulGülhane Park
[[File:Alexandria - Pompey's Pillar - standing alone.JPG150pxPompey's Pillar]]AD 297Pompey's PillarAlexandria
[[File:Gurlitt Constantine column.jpg100pxColumn of Constantine in 1912]]AD 330Column of ConstantineIstanbulForum of Theodosius
Column of TheodosiusIstanbulForum of Theodosius
[[File:Gurlitt Arcadius Column.jpg100pxColumn of Arcadius in the Forum of Arcadius]]AD 421Column of ArcadiusIstanbulForum of Arcadius
[[File:ColumnOfMarcianInIstanbulApril2007.jpg150pxThe Column of Marcian in 2007]]AD 455Column of MarcianIstanbul
[[File:Gurlitt Justinian column.jpg150pxReconstruction of the column, after Cornelius Gurlitt, 1912. The depiction of a helical narrative frieze around the column, after the fashion of Trajan's Column, is erroneous.]]AD 543Column of JustinianIstanbulSquare of the Augustaeum
[[File:RomaForoRomanoColonnaFoca.JPG150pxColumn of Phocas in the Foro Romano]]AD 608Column of PhocasRomeRoman Forum
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References

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Part of this page is based on the article Siegessäule in the German-language Wikipedia.

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