Waterloosäule - Waterlooplatz Hannover, Germany, NI
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The so-called 'Waterloo Säule' (Waterloo Column) is a free standing column with a height of 46.31 meters. It is located at the 'Waterloo Platz' in Hannover, Germany, Niedersachsen and is a monument for the battle of Waterloo in 1815.
Waymark Code: WMEZX8
Location: Niedersachsen, Germany
Date Posted: 07/30/2012
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The so-called 'Waterloo Säule' (Waterloo Column) is a free standing column with a height of 46.31 meters. It is located at the 'Waterloo Platz' in Hannover, Germany, Niedersachsen and is a monument for the battle of Waterloo in 1815.
The Waterloo column is a 46.31 meters high Victory Column in the Hanover district Calenberger Neustadt. It was built on the Waterloo Square in the years 1825-1832 after a design by Georg Ludwig Friedrich Laves. It is crowned with a statue of Victoria.
The monument commemorates the victory at the Battle of Waterloo, which Great Britain, Prussia and Hanover on 18 June 1815 all won against Napoleon I.. The column was achieved only after almost ten years, 1816 began discussions and planning. The inauguration took place on 18 June 1832, the anniversary of the defeat of Napoleon, instead.
There's an inscription at the memorial:
Den Siegern von Waterloo
Das dankbare Vaterland
(The victors of Waterloo
The grateful fatherland)
How identified / Comment identifie: Sign / Panneau
Relevant Website / Site web pertinent: [Web Link]
Visiting Days or Hours / Heures d'ouverture:
24/7/365 - allways
Name of book, tour, or museum - Preciser le nom si livre, tour, ou musee: Not listed
If "other" specify / preciser si "autre": Not listed
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