A Victory column is a monument in the form of a column, erected in memory of a victorious war or battle. The column stands on a base and is crowned with a victory symbol in the form of a statue. The statue may represent the goddess Victoria; in Germany, the goddess Germania; in the United States either female embodiment of the nation Liberty or Columbia; in the United Kingdom, the female embodiment Britannia; an eagle; or a war hero.
Famous victory columns include:

• Trajan's Column, Rome, Italy

• Column of Antoninus Pius, Rome, Italy

• Column of Marcus Aurelius, Rome, Italy

• Column of Justinian, Constantinople (modern Istanbul, Turkey)

• Alexander Column, Palace Square, Saint Petersburg

• Berlin victory column, Berlin, Germany

• Blenheim Column of Victory, Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, U.K..

• Boston Soldiers and Sailors Column, Boston, Massachusetts

• Columna de la Independencia, Mexico City, Mexico

• Hakenberg Victory Column, Hakenberg near Fehrbellin, Germany

• Nelson's Column, London, United Kingdom

• Rotonda de Hombres Ilustres, Chihuahua, Chih., Mexico

• Victory column, Altona, Hamburg, Germany

• Victory column, Nürnberg, Germany

• Victory column, Place Vendôme, Paris, France

• War of Independence Victory Column: (), Tallinn, Estonia

See also

• Obelisk

• Triumphal arch