The statue on the Stay video, can someone enlighten me please?

[follower]

Okay, maybe some European fellow can help me here, please. One of these nights I was watching the Stay video again and I got curious about that beautiful statue shown on the video (the one whit Bono and Adam on her shoulders, how abou that?

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Now serious, the city is Berlin, right?
So, what is the name of that monument and what does it represent? Do you have an idea when it was built?
That?s it, not that difficult, LOL



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[what a bomb!]

I wouldn't mind knowing that too, thats one of my fave videos! Come on someone must know!

 

[Sperber]

It is in Berlin.
And the statue is called "Siegess?ule"

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[Gina Marie]

It's also called the 'victory column' topped by Victoria, the Roman victory goddess, to commemorate feats of the Prussian military.

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[This message has been edited by Gina Marie (edited 12-09-2001).]

 

[brettig]

the 1st time i saw the video i thought 'U2 on Nelson's Column? no way!'

 

[follower]

Thanks Sperber and Gina Marie.
If it was built in honour of the Prussian military conquests I assume it?s from the 19th century, right?

Do you think that the statue can be seen as a symbol of Berlin, like Christ the Redeemer is a symbol of Rio de Janeiro?

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[V Nura]

Common mistake...its' not victoria....it's Nike...the goddes of victory...hence..victoy column....I thank you all for attending lecture today.

 

[WildHonee]

It looks like some statue I remember seeing in a National Geographic article about Hungary. I was like "I WANT TO LIVE ON THE STATUE!" Eh.....

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