Die Siegessäule - Berlin’s Victory Column

In Girl in the Glass, the Berlin Victory Column, known as the Siegessäule in German, is considered a possible site for the Obturavi’s hidden Epsitolith.

The Siegessäule stands 220 feet tall and is topped by a large bronze sculpture of Victoria, the Roman goddess of victory, while the base contains scenes from the battles for German unification.

The Siegessäule has no direct connection to Napoleon, as it commemorates later wars fought for German unification. However, its location in central Berlin makes it a contender to fulfill the second half of Declan’s prophecy, “Victory I Predict Beginning Where Napoleon Battle Ends.” In October 1806, Napoleon Bonaparte’s army captured Berlin, the capital of Prussia. Napoleon triumphantly entered Berlin on October 27, 1806, marking a major victory for France during the Napoleonic Wars, a city where a “Napoleon battle ends”.

The Victory Column is currently located in a large traffic circle inside Berlin's central park, the Tiergarten. In 1938, the column was moved from the Königsplatz, near the Reichstag Building, on the outskirts of the Tiergarten to its more central location. When the Clypeate travels to Berlin in 1939, they are initially distressed, using slightly outdated maps depicting the column’s old, pre-1938 location. Even more distressing is the reason for the Siegessäule’s move. Hitler is rearranging the monuments for when he conquers all of Europe, preparing to make Berlin the capital city of the entire continent and the command center of the Third Reich.

Siegessäule, Berlin’s Victory Column

Goddess of Victory, nicknamed Lizzie