The Victory Column (German: Siegessäule pronounced [ˈziːɡəsˌzɔɪ̯lə] ⓘ, from Sieg 'victory' + Säule 'column') is a monument in Berlin, Germany.

In 1938/1939, as part of the preparation of the monumental plans to redesign Berlin into Welthauptstadt Germania, the Nazis relocated the column to its present site at the Großer Stern (Great Star).

[5] It served as the location for Barack Obama's speech in Berlin as a US presidential candidate during his visit to Germany on 24 July 2008.

[8] The golden statue atop the column, cast in 1873 by the Aktien-Gesellschaft Gladenbeck foundry in Berlin,[9][10] was featured in the music video to U2's 1993 "Stay (Faraway, So Close!

During the years of the techno Love Parade, the column was a meeting point where large numbers of people danced together.

[11] The Berlin queer monthly magazine Siegessäule, founded 1984 as a gay publication,[12][13] was named after the monument.