Back عمود النصر Arabic اعمدة النصر ARZ Vítězný sloup Czech Siegessäule German Triumfa kolono Esperanto Voitonpylväs Finnish Colonna monumentale Italian Erezuil Dutch Coluna triunfal Portuguese Columna victoriei Romanian
A victory column, or monumental column or triumphal column, is a monument in the form of a column, erected in memory of a 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 Liberty or Columbia; in the United Kingdom, the female embodiment Britannia, an eagle, or a war hero.