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Deutsch: Victoria – Borussia. Über allem, als Krönung der Säule, „schwebt“ die rund 40 Tonnen schwere, 8,32 Meter hohe, blattvergoldete Bronze-Siegesgöttin des Bildhauers Friedrich Drake (1805-1882). Die Viktoria mit gespreizten Flügeln, Feldzeichen und Eisernem Kreuz hält den Lorbeerkranz mit ihrer Rechten in die Höhe. Auf ihrem Haupt trägt sie den preußischen Adlerhelm, der sie auch als Borussia, der Personifikation Preußens, erscheinen lässt. Der Berliner Volksmund taufte sie schon bald nach dem Titel eines seinerzeit populären Fortsetzungsroman in der Zeitschrift Gartenlaube liebevoll „Goldelse“.
English: Victoria - Borussia. Above everything, as the coronation of the column, the approximately 40-ton, 8.32-meter-high, gold-leaf bronze goddess of victory by the sculptor Friedrich Drake (1805-1882) "hovers". Victoria with spread wings, standard and iron cross holds the laurel wreath aloft with her right hand. She wears the Prussian eagle helmet on her head, which also makes her appear as Borussia, the personification of Prussia. The Berlin vernacular soon affectionately christened it “Goldelse” after the title of a serial novel that was popular at the time in the journal Gartenlaube. |
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