A
Berlin landmark, at the
centre of the
Tiergarten park in what was
East Berlin. It is also known as the
victory column, and rises from the centre of a
round-about to look over the city. The
column is
topped by a
golden statue (
nicknamed ``
Golden Else'' by
locals) of a
winged angel of
victory, bearing a
standard and a
wreath of
victory.
The statue appears famously in both of Wim Wenders' angel films: Wings of Desire and its sequel, Far Away, So Close. It was constructed in the 1800s to celebrate Prussian military victories.