Victory Column (Altona)
The Victory Column was a monument in Altona , which was part of the Franco-German War of 1870/71 and the IX. Army Corps remembered.
The 16.5 meter high cannon monument at the western end of the Palmaille , where Günther Ludwig Stuhlmann wanted a fountain to be built, was ceremoniously unveiled on October 27, 1875, the anniversary of the surrender of Metz. On the base of the monument, created from sandstone by the sculptor Heinrich Möller based on the overall design of the architect Ferdinand Luthmer , four warrior figures represent different branches of arms. Twenty French cannon barrels that had been captured in Orléans were grouped around the column . The top of the monument was a soaring bronze eagle, which was manufactured in the Braunschweig foundry by Georg Howaldt .
In 1943 the Victory Column was damaged in bombing raids. The remains of the monument were removed in 1947.
The victory column in art
Carl Oesterley junior painted the Palmaille around 1875. The Victory Column can be seen in the background of the picture.
Individual evidence
- ↑ What do you want to know? - Raindrops absorb gases ( Memento from August 8, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ http://www.altonaer-stadtarchiv.de/pdf/MLA-12.pdf ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Coordinates: 53 ° 32 '46.7 " N , 9 ° 56' 7.4" E