Hakenberg Victory Column

The Hakenberg Victory Column is a 36 metre tall monument with an observation deck at Hakenberg near Fehrbellin in Brandenburg, Germany.

Hakenberg Victory Column
Germany
Hakenberg Victory Column
For Victory of Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg, over the troops of occupying Sweden in the Battle of Fehrbellin (1675)
Established1879 (1879)
Location52°46′16″N 12°49′44″E

near 
Hakenberg
Designed byChristian Daniel Rauch

It was designed by Christian Daniel Rauch and built between 1875 and 1879. It commemorates the victory of Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg, over the troops of occupying Sweden in the Battle of Fehrbellin (1675).

See also

  • List of towers


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