vrijdag 9 mei 2014

Golden Victoria

The victory column, 67 meters high, with the golden Roman victory Goddess Victoria on top in Berlin.

It is a monument for the succesfull Prusian campaigns against Denmark, Austria and France (1870-71).

Linking this to Skywatch Friday

12 opmerkingen:

  1. Ah, this answered my question: "The monument survived World War II without much damage." ~ Wikipedia

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  2. Dearest Marianne,
    The Golden Victoria is a lovely monument!
    Thanks for sharing such great photos; always a pleasure to read here!
    Hugs,
    Mariette

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  3. Groots. Mooi om alle details ook even te zien.

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  4. his is something I've never seen before. It's monstrous and has a history!

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  5. Well it certainly is impressive Marianne, you captured it well in the second shot and excellent details also.

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  6. It's beautiful, and the gold looks like it has just been polished.

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  7. She looks splendid with the sun glinting off her wings!

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  8. mooi in beeld gebracht, Fijn weekend, Dietmut

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  9. That is quite a glittering column!

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