The famous Siegessäule - the Victory Column, an erect stick of sandstone liquorice with a golden angel on its top - is even trickier. Conceived before Germany was born, it was inaugurated in 1873. By then, Prussia had won wars and turned the vast patchwork of German territories, minus Austria (in 1866, one of the subdued), into an infant nation.read more
SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 12:55PM on December 8, 2011