# Victory column

A victory column, or monumental column or triumphal column, is a monument in the form of a column, erected in memory of a heroic commemoration, including victorious battle, war, or revolution. The column typically stands on a base and is crowned with a victory symbol, such as a statue. The statue may represent the goddess Victoria; in Germany, the female embodiment of the nation, Germania; in the United States either the female embodiment of the nation Liberty or Columbia; in the United Kingdom, the female embodiment Britannia, an eagle, or a naval war hero depicted as a helmeted woman, wielding a trident, shield and olive branch.

## Monumental columns

| Date | Monument | Country | City | Location | Coordinates | Height above ground | Comment |
| 478 BC | Serpent Column | Turkey | Istanbul | Hippodrome of Constantinople | 41.005651 N 28.975113 E | 8 m | Originally part of a tripod at Delphi |
| 115 BC | Heliodorus Pillar | India | Vidisha | Madhya Pradesh, Central India | 23.549508 N 77.800093 E | | Erected around 113 BCE in central India in Vidisha (then known as Besnagar), by Heliodorus, a Greek ambassador of the Indo-Greek king Antialcidas the court of the Shunga king Bhagabhadra |
| c. 65 | Great Column of Jupiter | Germany | Mainz | Landesmuseum Mainz | 50.005336 N 8.270532 E | 12.5 m | Replica displayed in front of the Landtag |
| 113 | Trajan's Column | Italy | Rome | Trajan's Forum | 41.895836 N 12.484276 E | 35.07 m | Internal spiral staircase, external helical frieze of reliefs. Tomb of the honorand, Trajan. Archetype of victory column. |
| 161 | Column of Antoninus Pius | Italy | Rome | Campus Martius | 41.901598 N 12.476285 E | 14.75 m | Monolithic granite column shaft, c. 14.8 m. Only the base now survives. |
| Before 193 | Column of Marcus Aurelius | Italy | Rome | Piazza Colonna | 41.900855 N 12.479987 E | 39.72 m | Internal spiral staircase, external helical frieze of reliefs. Directly modelled on Trajan's Column |
| c. 200 | Column at the end of the Via Appia | Italy | Brindisi | Near the port | 40.641071 N 17.946787 E | 18.74 m | |
| Between 268 and 337 | Column of the Goths | Turkey | Istanbul | Gülhane Park | 41.014515 N 28.985470 E | 18.5 m | |
| 298–302 | Pompey's Pillar | Egypt | Alexandria | Serapeum of Alexandria | 31.182512 N 29.896426 E | 26.85 m | Entirely unconnected with Pompey. Dedicated to Diocletian by Aelius Publius, the governor of Aegyptus, between 298 and 302. Monolithic granite column shaft, 20.75 m. Corinthian capital. Originally topped with a statue of the augustus in porphyry, c. 7 m. Possibly accompanied by smaller columns honouring of Diocletian's co-emperors. |
| 11 May 330 | Column of Constantine | Turkey | Istanbul | Forum of Constantine, Çemberlitaş, Fatih | 41.008530 N 28.971270 E | 35 m | Upper portion of the column has not survived. |
| 330–400 | Column of Phocas | Italy | Rome | Roman Forum | 41.892474 N 12.484854 E | 13.6 m | Column originally fourth century, Constantinian dynasty or after; imitating the Column and Forum of Constantine in Constantinople. Monolithic fluted marble column shaft. Corinthian capital. Rededicated to Phocas by Smaragdus, the Exarch of Italy, in 608 with an inscription and gilded statue of that augustus; last addition to the Forum Romanum. |
| 386–393/'4 | Column of Theodosius | Turkey | Istanbul | Forum of Theodosius, Fatih | | c. 50 m | Largest Roman column monument. Internal spiral staircase, external helical frieze of reliefs. Originally topped in 393/'4 with a statue of Theodosius I in bronze. The statue fell in an earthquake in 480. Rededicated to Anastasius I in 506 with a new bronze statue. Demolished 16th century; precise site in Theodoisus's Forum unknown. |
| c. 400 | Iron pillar of Delhi | India | Delhi | Qutb Complex | 28.524718 N 77.185014 E | 7.12 m | It was transferred from Udayagiri or Vidisha to Delhi in the 11th century by Iltutmish the Sultan of Delhi. It was originally erected by the Chandragupta II of the Gupta empire. |
| 401–421 | Column of Arcadius | Turkey | Istanbul | Forum of Arcadius, Fatih | 41.007736 N 28.943071 E | c. 46.1 m | Internal spiral staircase, external helical frieze of reliefs. 21 monolithic column drums. Doric capital. Originally topped with a statue of Arcadius, c. 8.5 m, similar to the statue on the Column of Theodosius. The statue fell in an earthquake in 740. Demolished 1719; only the base, c. 10.5 m, survives. |
| 450–452 | Column of Marcian | Turkey | Istanbul | Forum of Marcian, Fatih | 41.015410 N 28.950292 E | c. 16.5 m (present) | Dedicated to Marcian by Tatianus, prefect of Constantinople between 450 and 452. Monolithic granite column shaft, 8.74 m. Corinthian capital. Originally topped with a statue of the augustus, referred to in the inscription and lost at an unknown date. |
| 457–474 | Column of Leo | Turkey | Istanbul | Forum of Leo Fatih | 41.013313 N 28.984836 E | 21–26 m | Built in the reign of Leo I. Eight marble column drums, decorated with wreaths. Corinthian capital. Originally topped with a statue of the augustus. Destroyed before the 1540s; fragments remain in the grounds of the Topkapı Palace. The imperial statue on top may survive in Italy as the Colossus of Barletta. |
| 543 | Column of Justinian | Turkey | Istanbul | Augustaeum, Fatih | | | Masonry column shaft decorated with wreaths next to Hagia Sophia. Colossal equestrian statue in bronze reused from a Theodosian monument. c. 7 m statue. Column's bronze sheath removed after the Fourth Crusade's 1204 Sack of Constantinople. Statue removed soon after 1453 Fall of Constantinople. Toppled by Ottomans in 1515. Socle and statue destroyed in 1529. |
| 595 | Mahakuta Pillar | India | Mahakuta | | 15.932953 N 75.722656 E | | |
| c. 850 | Pillar of Eliseg | United Kingdom | | Near Valle Crucis Abbey | 52.992123 N 3.189321 W | | |
| 983 | Tyagada Brahmadeva Pillar | India | Shravanabelagola | | | 2.3 m | |
| c. 1000 | Bernward Column | Germany | Hildesheim | Hildesheim Cathedral | 52.148929 N 9.947179 E | 3.79 m | |
| c. 1190 | Qutb Minar | India | Delhi | Qutb Complex | 28.524387 N 77.185518 E | 73 m | The Qutb Minar, also spelled as Qutub Minar and Qutab Minar, is a minaret and "victory tower" that forms part of the Qutb complex. It is usually thought that the tower is named for Qutb-ud-din Aibak, who began construction of the Minar. |
| 11th century | Heunensäule | Germany | Mainz | Markt | 49.999550 N 8.273614 E | 6.4 m | |
| after 1244 | Colonna di Santa Felicita | Italy | Florence | In front of Santa Felicita | 43.767114 N 11.252293 E | | |
| 1268 | Columns of San Marco and San Todaro | Italy | Venice | Piazza San Marco | 45.433289 N 12.339657 E | | |
| Before 1333 | Colonna di San Zanobi | Italy | Florence | Piazza San Giovanni | 43.773378 N 11.254912 E | | |
| 1338 | Colonna della Croce al Trebbio | Italy | Florence | | 43.773132 N 11.250434 E | | |
| 1431 | Colonna dell'Abbondanza | Italy | Florence | Piazza della Repubblica | 43.771579 N 11.254314 E | | |
| 1 March 1467 | | Italy | Siena | Viale Vittorio Emanuele II | 43.3286349 N 11.3224004 E | | |
| 1448 | Vijaya Stambha | India | Chittor | Chittor Fort | 24.887884 N 74.645171 E | 37.19m | The tower was constructed by the Mewar king, Rana Kumbha, in 1448 to commemorate his victory over the combined armies of Malwa and Gujarat led by Mahmud Khilji. The tower is dedicated to Hindu god Vishnu. |
| 1548? | Pestsäule | Germany | Eching am Ammersee | | 48.079032 N 11.112875 E | 2 m | |
| 1565 | Colonna della Giustizia | Italy | Florence | Piazza Santa Trinita | 43.770126 N 11.251267 E | | Spolia from the 3rd century AD Baths of Caracalla in Rome |
| 1572 | Colonna di San Felice | Italy | Florence | In front of San Felice | 43.765163 N 11.248104 E | | |
| 1572 | Colonna di San Marco | Italy | Florence | In front of San Marco | 43.778768 N 11.259366 E | 12.9 m | |
| 1574 | Alameda Hércules column. Roman columns with statues of Hercules (inspired by the Farnese Hercules) and Julius Caesar | Spain | Seville | In front of La Alameda, Seville | 37.400246 N 5.993597 W | 10 m | |
| 1574 | Medici column | France | Paris | In front of Paris Bourse | 48.862525 N 2.342993 E | 28 m | |
| 1614 | Column of Peace | Italy | Rome | Piazza del Esqualino, in front of Santa Maria Maggiore | 41.897038 N 12.499385 E | 42 m | Spolia from the 4th century AD Basilica of Maxentius |
| 1627 | Colonna di San Domenico | Italy | Bologna | San Domenico | 44.489900 N 11.343722 E | | |
| 31 May 1628 | Column of Infamy | Italy | Genoa | Piazza Vacchero | 44.412562 N 8.928214 E | | |
| 1628 | Colonna dell'Immacolata | Italy | Bologna | | 44.494342 N 11.336446 E | | |
| 7 November 1638 | Mariensäule | Germany | Munich | Marienplatz | 48.137232 N 11.575510 E | 14 m | |
| 1644 | Sigismund's Column | Poland | Warsaw | Castle Square | 52.247260 N 21.013375 E | 22 m | |
| 1647 | Mariensäule | Austria | Wernstein am Inn | | 48.505547 N 13.454414 E | 17 m | Transferred from original site in Vienna in 1667. |
| 1650 | Mary Column | Czech | Prague | Old Town Square | | 16 m | Destroyed in 1918 |
| 1651 | Pestsäule | Germany | Fulda | | 50.559691 N 9.671735 E | 15 m | |
| 1654 | Victory Column | Germany | Kronach | | 50.240462 N 11.324268 E | | |
| 1656 | Countess Pillar | United Kingdom | Near Brougham | 54.653682 N 2.704906 W | | | |
| 1666 | Colonna di Sant'Oronzo | Italy | Lecce | | 40.352927 N 18.172767 E | | Originally one of the columns at the end of the Via Appia in Brindisi |
| 1673 | Verziere Column | Italy | Milan | Verziere | 45.463150 N 9.197222 E | | |
| 1674 | Mariensäule | Germany | Freising | Marienplatz | 48.400841 N 11.744036 E | 15 m | |
| 1675 | Monument to Ludovico Ariosto | Italy | Ferrara | Piazza Ariostea | 44.841359 N 11.626514 E | | |
| 1677 | The Monument | United Kingdom | London | Corner of Monument Street and Fish Street Hill | 51.510157 N 0.085947 W | 62 m | |
| 1679 | Beschornerkreuz | Austria | Vienna | Favoritenstraße | 48.167107 N 16.381275 E | | Badly damaged in World War II and replaced in 1979. |
| 1680 | Dreifaltigkeitssäule | Austria | Klagenfurt am Wörthersee | In front of the Church of the Holy Spirit | 46.625283 N 14.307690 E | | |
| 1681 | Column of the Blessed Virgin Mary | Poland | Kłodzko | | 50.438680 N 16.654002 E | 11.5 m | |
| 1683 | Dreifaltigkeitssäule | Austria | Vienna | Landstraße | 48.211383 N 16.385724 E | | |
| 1693 | Pestsäule | Austria | Vienna | Graben | 48.208719 N 16.369807 E | | |
| 1694 | Kolumna Maryjna | Poland | Prudnik | Town Square | 50.321899 N 17.580060 E | | |
| 1698 | Kolumna Maryjna | Poland | Międzylesie | | 50.321899 N 17.580058 E | | |
| 26 July 1706 | St Anna's Column | Austria | Innsbruck | Maria-Theresien-Straße | 47.265679 N 11.394209 E | | |
| 1711 | Mariensäule | Germany | Duderstadt | Gropenmarkt | 51.512342 N 10.261748 E | 12.15 m | |
| 1714 | Austria | Pestsäule | Mödling | | 48.085981 N 16.284512 E | | |
| 1715 | Column of the Virgin Mary Immaculate | Poland | Kutná Hora | Šultysova street | 49.949416 N 15.266857 E | |
| 1715? | Dreifaltigkeitssäule | Austria | Poysdorf | | 48.667918 N 16.629299 E | | |
| 2 December 1717 | Mariensäule | Germany | Ochsenhausen | Ochsenhausen Abbey | 48.064497 N 9.949413 E | 8.3 m | |
| | Blenheim Column of Victory | United Kingdom | | Blenheim Palace | 51.849888 N 1.369576 W | 41 m | |
| 1723 | Dreifaltigkeitssäule | Austria | Linz | Hauptplatz | 48.305861 N 14.286432 E | 20 m | |
| 1723 | Immaculata | Slovakia | Košice | Hlavná ulica | 48.722838 N 21.256810 E | 14 m | |
| 1724 | Pestsäule | Austria | Bleiburg | | 46.590166 N 14.798726 E | | |
| 1727 | Kolumna Maryjna | Poland | Racibórz | Town Square | 50.092009 N 18.219817 E | 14 m | |
| 1728 | Colonna dell'Immacolata | Italy | Palermo | Piazza San Domenico | 38.118739 N 13.362882 E | | |
| 23 November 1730 | Coloana Ciumei | Romania | Timișoara | Piața Unirii | 45.757950 N 21.229082 E | | |
| 1732 | Mariensäule | Germany | Aub | Marktplatz | 49.552507 N 10.065376 E | | |
| 1739 | Statue of St Nepomuk and Mary | Romania | Timișoara | Piața Libertății | 45.755766 N 21.227206 E | | |
| 9 March 1742 | Pomnik Trójcy Świętej | Poland | Lądku-Zdroju | | 50.345854 N 16.871856 E | 7 m | |
| After 1746 | Kolumna Trójcy Świętej | Poland | Bystrzyca Kłodzka | | 50.296831 N 16.651757 E | 10 m | |
| 1749 | The Grenville Column | United Kingdom | | Stowe House | 52.030677 N 1.014969 W | | |
| 1754 | Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc | Czech | Olomouc | | 49.593935 N 17.250445 E | 35 m | |
| 1767 | Burton Pynsent Monument | United Kingdom | Curry Rivel | Troy Hill | 51.022421 N 2.889986 W | 43 m | |
| 1770 | Eagle Column | Russia | Gatchina | | 59.566958 N 30.095930 E | 6.4 m | |
| 1778 | Germany | Mariensäule | Nordheim am Main | | 49.859600 N 10.182864 E | | |
| 1778 | Chesme Column | Russia | Tsarskoye Selo | Catharine Palace | 59.710054 N 30.393685 E | | |
| After 1778 | Keppel's Column | United Kingdom | | Near Wentworth and Kimberworth | 53.447944 N 1.415152 W | 35 m | |
| 1780 | Mariensäule | Germany | Eichstätt | | 48.891157 N 11.183213 E | 24 m | |
| 15 August 1802 | Monument to the Magdeburg Rights | Ukraine | Kyiv | Podil Raion | 50.456003 N 30.529509 E | 23 m | |
| August 1809 | Nelson's Pillar | Ireland | Dublin | O'Connell Street | 53.349812 N 6.260257 W | 40.8 m | Destroyed in 1966 by Irish Republicans |
| 1809 | Nelson's Column | Canada | Montreal | Place Jacques-Cartier | 45.508202 N 73.553866 W | 19 m | |
| 15 August 1810 | Colonne Vendôme | France | Paris | Place Vendôme | 48.867476 N 2.329450 E | 44.3 m | |
| 1811 | Rostral Columns | Russia | Saint Petersburg | Old Saint Petersburg Stock Exchange | 59.943094 N 30.306795 E | | |
| 27 June 1811 | Glory Monument | Russia | Poltava | | 49.589575 N 34.551197 E | 10.35 m | |
| 1814 | Camphill Column | United Kingdom | Alnwick | | 55.404882 N 1.715109 W | | |
| 1815 | Battle Monument | United States | Baltimore | Battle Monument Square | 39.290687 N 76.612412 W | 11.88 m | |
| 1816 | Column of the Duchess of Angoulême | France | Angoulême | Avenue Wilson | 45.652651 N 0.146832 E | | |
| 1816 | Tenantry Column | United Kingdom | Alnwick | | 55.410898 N 1.699185 W | 25 m | |
| 18 June 1816 | Lord Hill's Column | United Kingdom | Shrewsbury | Outside the Shirehall | 52.704168 N 2.731822 W | 40.7 m | |
| 1819 | Britannia Monument | United Kingdom | Great Yarmouth | | 52.588479 N 1.733627 E | 44 m | |
| 1821 | Column of the Grande Armée | France | Wimille | Rue Napoleon | 50.741269 N 1.617428 E | 53 m | |
| 1823 | Column of Louis XVI | France | Nantes | Place Maréchal-Foch | 47.219519 N 1.549839 W | 28 m | |
| 1823 | Column of the Duchess of Angoulême | France | Saint-Florent-le-Vieil | | 47.363987 N 1.021578 W | 15 m | |
| 4 September 1823 | Column of the Pope | France | Nice | | 43.696307 N 7.262657 E | | |
| 1826 | Column of Charles Felix | France | Bonneville | | 46.075445 N 6.405684 E | 21.44 m | |
| 22 August 1828 | Constitution Column | Germany | Volkach | | 49.897877 N 10.224168 E | 32 m | |
| 6 March 1829 | Demidovsky Pillar | Russia | Yaroslavl | | 57.625015 N 39.897312 E | 12 m | Dismantled 1935, rebuilt 2004. |
| 1829 | Washington Monument | United States | Baltimore | Mount Vernon | 39.297554 N 76.615670 W | 54 m | |
| 1831 | Duke of York Column | United Kingdom | London | Corner of Regent Street and The Mall | 51.506342 N 0.131727 W | 41.99 m | |
| 18 June 1832 | Waterloo Column | Germany | Hanover | Waterlooplatz | 52.366517 N 9.727602 E | 46.31 m | |
| 1833 | La Consulaire | France | Brest | Arsenal | 48.386071 N 4.495170 W | 7 m | Transformed from a captured Barbary cannon. |
| 30 August 1834 | Alexander Column | Russia | Saint Petersburg | Palace Square | 59.939018 N 30.315734 E | 47.5 m | |
| 1835 | Admiral Hood Monument | United Kingdom | Compton Dundon | | 51.101358 N 2.721318 W | 33.5 m | |
| 28 July 1840 | July Column | France | Paris | Place de la Bastille | 48.853169 N 2.369139 E | 47 m | |
| 1843 | Berlin Peace Column | Germany | Berlin | Mehringplatz | 52.498981 N 13.391776 E | 19 m | |
| November 1843 | Nelson's Column | United Kingdom | London | Trafalgar Square | 51.507776 N 0.127911 W | 51.6 m | |
| 25 August 1844 | Column of Louis I of Hesse | Germany | Darmstadt | Luisenplatz | 49.872852 N 8.651196 E | 39.5 m | |
| 1845 | Column of the Goddess | France | Lille | Grand Place | 50.636921 N 3.063437 E | 15.5 m | |
| 1845 | Monument to the Third Council of Trent | Italy | Trento | North of Santa Maria Maggiore | 46.068780 N 11.119453 E | | |
| 1846 | Anniversary Column | Germany | Stuttgart | Schlossplatz | 48.778585 N 9.179862 E | 32.6 m | Concordia statue was put up on top of Jubilee Column in 1863 |
| 22 December 1851 | Columna de la Libertad de los Esclavos | Colombia | Ocaña | | 8.235417 N 73.353872 W | | |
| 15 October 1854 & 1855 | Prussia Columns | Germany | Rügen | Neukamp and Groß Stresow | 54.318950 N 13.461795 E; 54.356866 N 13.571766 E | 15 m | Dismantled for repair in 1991 and never rebuilt. |
| 1856 | Brock's Monument | Canada | Queenston | | 43.160164 N 79.053044 W | 56 m | |
| 8 December 1857 | Column of the Immaculate Conception | Italy | Rome | Piazza di Spagna | 41.905003 N 12.482962 E | 11.81 m | |
| September 1858 | Mariensäule | Germany | Cologne | | 50.942751 N 6.946597 E | 13.5 m | |
| 26 September 1859 | Congress Column | Belgium | Brussels | Place du Congrès | 50.850115 N 4.363457 E | 47 m | |
| 1861 | Westminster Scholars War Memorial | United Kingdom | London | In front of Westminster Abbey | 51.499515 N 0.129142 W | | |
| 1865 | Wellington's Column | United Kingdom | Liverpool | Corner of William Brown Street and Lime Street | 53.409629 N 2.978844 W | 40.2 m | |
| 8 October 1866 | Mariensäule | Germany | Trier | Markusberg | 49.760305 N 6.619894 E | 40 m | |
| 20 February 1867 | Columna de la Paz | Uruguay | Montevideo | Plaza de Cagancha | 34.905913 S 56.191363 W | 17 m | First monument in the city of Montevideo. Its statue was made of molten cannons from the uruguayan civil war. |
| 1868 | Polnische Freiheitssäule | Switzerland | Rapperswil | Rapperswil Castle | 47.227352 N 8.815227 E | | |
| 1 June 1869 | Soldiers' National Monument | United States | | Gettysburg Battlefield | 39.819793 N 77.231215 W | 18 m | |
| 1870 | Vantiano Lighthouse | Italy | Brescia | | 45.540223 N 10.201846 E | 60 m | |
| 4 July 1870 | Civil War Memorial | United States | Adrian | Memorial Park | 41.896476 N 84.029312 W | | Recycled from the Bank of Pennsylvania |
| 1873 | Mariensäule | Germany | Düsseldorf | Maxplatz | 51.222439 N 6.771259 E | | |
| 2 September 1873 | Berlin victory column | Germany | Berlin | Großer Stern | 52.514554 N 13.350100 E | 66.89 m | |
| 1874 | Column of Pedro IV | Portugal | Lisbon | Rossio Square | 38.713807 N 9.139362 W | 27.5 m | |
| 4 July 1874 | Soldiers and Sailors Monument | United States | Lancaster, Pennsylvania | Penn Square | 40.037964 N 76.305703 W | 13 m | |
| 2 December 1874 | Victory Column | Germany | Schwerin | | 53.625653 N 11.416119 E | 23 m | |
| 1876 | Oberhausen Victory Column | Germany | Oberhausen | Altmarkt | 51.468826 N 6.849969 E | | |
| 1877 | Siegburg Victory Column | Germany | Siegburg | Markt | 50.797054 N 7.207624 E | | |
| 17 September 1877 | Soldiers and Sailors Monument | United States | Boston | Boston Common | 42.355470 N 71.066413 W | 38 m | |
| 1878 | Oldenburg Peace Column | Germany | Oldenburg | Peace Place | 53.141429 N 8.207484 E | | |
| 2 September 1879 | Hakenberg Victory Column | Germany | Hakenberg | | 52.771053 N 12.828941 E | 36 m | |
| 1880 | Mariensäule | Germany | Munich | Pasing | 48.146763 N 11.459396 E | 7.4 m | |
| 1881 | Soldier's Monument | United States | Davenport | College Square Historic District | 41.531270 N 90.575540 W | 15.25 m | |
| 4 July 1884 | Soldiers and Sailors Monument | United States | Buffalo | Lafayette Square | 42.885667 N 78.873834 W | 33.7 m | |
| 10 October 1884 | Yorktown Victory Monument | United States | Yorktown | Colonial National Historical Park | 37.233416 N 76.504991 W | 29.87 m | |
| 1886 | Mariensäule | Germany | Kyllburg | | 50.043345 N 6.592808 E | 15 m | |
| 1886 | Ivar Huitfeldt Column | Denmark | Copenhagen | Langelinie | 55.690625 N 12.599159 E | | |
| 1887 | Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument | United States | New Haven | East Rock | 41.327277 N 72.904666 W | 34 m | |
| 1888 | Columbus Monument | Spain | Barcelona | La Rambla | 41.375821 N 2.177777 E | 60 m | |
| 24 June 1889 | Column of the Plaza Bolivar | Venezuela | Valencia | Plaza Bolívar (Valencia) | 10.182815 N 68.003288 W | | |
| 1891 | Alexander II Column | Ukraine | Odesa | Shevchenko Park | 46.478374 N 30.754748 E | 12.6 m | |
| 4 July 1894 | Cuyahoga County Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument | United States | Cleveland | Public Square | 41.499535 N 81.692925 W | 38 m | |
| 1894 | Column of Alexander II | Ukraine | Rostov-on-Don | | 47.227747 N 39.749096 E | 11 m | |
| 1896 | Angel of Peace | Germany | Munich | Maximilian Park | 48.141367 N 11.596993 E | 38 m | |
| 1900 | Millenium Monument | Hungary | Budapest | Hősök tere | 47.515151 N 19.078157 E | 36 m | |
| 1902 | Monument aux Girondins | France | Bordeaux | Place des Quinconces | 44.845395 N 0.574875 W | 54 m | |
| 1904 | Mariensäule | Germany | Appelhülsen | | 51.898525 N 7.422997 E | 5.4 m | |
| 30 October 1904 | Column of Adam-Mickiewicz | Ukraine | Lviv | Stare Misto | 49.839453 N 24.030012 E | 21 m | |
| 15 November 1908 | Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument | United States | Brooklyn | Fort Greene Park | 40.691803 N 73.975543 W | 45 m | |
| 1909 | Mariensäule | Italy | Bolzano | | 46.501523 N 11.354488 E | | |
| 1910 | Monument to the Viscount of Mauá | Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | Praça Mauá | 22.896219 S 43.180941 W | 8 m | |
| 16 September 1910 | El Ángel | Mexico | Mexico City | Paseo de la Reforma | 19.427004 N 99.167680 W | 45 m | |
| 1911 | India de El Paraíso | Venezuela | Caracas | Intersection of Páez, O'Higgins, Teherán and Principal de La Vega | 10.475210 N 66.946073 W | | |
| 20 October 1912 | Monumento a las Batallas de Jaén | Spain | Jaén | Parque de la Concordia | 37.772703 N 3.788722 W | 12 m | |
| 1915 | Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial | United States | Put-in-Bay | | 41.654118 N 82.811319 W | 107 m | World's tallest doric column |
| 1916 | Columna a los Mártires | Colombia | Tunja | Plazoleta de San Laureano | 5.527128 N 73.363204 W | | |
| 1920 | Sanjan Stambh | India | Sanjan | | 20.189365 N 72.816668 E | 15 m | |
| 20 March 1921 | Bromley Parish Church Memorial | United Kingdom | London | Bromley | 51.404999 N 0.012606 E | 5 m | |
| 15 June 1921 | Monumento a Cristóbal Colón | Argentina | Buenos Aires | Aeropaque, Costanera Norte | 34.556888 S 58.409768 W | 26 m | |
| 1923 | Colonne de la Victoire | France | Saint-Denis | Corner of the Avenue de la Victoire and the Rue de Paris | 20.878478 S 55.448484 E | | |
| 1924 | Jacint Verdaguer Monument | Spain | Barcelona | Plaza de Mosén Jacint Verdaguer | 41.399142 N 2.169941 E | 21.6 m | |
| 1926 | Astoria Column | United States | Astoria | City Park | 46.181327 N 123.817557 W | 38 m | |
| 30 October 1932 | Monumento alla Vittoria | Italy | Forlì | Piazzale della Vittoria | 44.218153 N 12.050071 E | 32 m | |
| 18 November 1935 | Freedom Monument | Latvia | Riga | Freedom Boulevard | 56.951461 N 24.113295 E | 42 m | |
| 1 August 1937 | Meuse-Argonne American Memorial | France | Montfaucon-d'Argonne | | 49.272768 N 5.141671 E | 71 m |
| 27 October 1938 | Endless Column | Romania | Târgu Jiu | Ensemble | 45.037446 N 23.285378 E | 29.3 m | |
| 24 June 1941 | Victory Monument | Thailand | Bangkok | Traffic circle of Phahonyothin Road, Phaya Thai Road, and Ratchawithi Road | 13.764921 N 100.538288 E | 50 m | |
| 1944 | Monumento de Santiago | Dominican Republic | Santiago de los Caballeros | | 19.450883 N 70.694735 W | 67 m | |
| 1948 | Iglica | Poland | Wrocław | | 51.107536 N 17.075415 E | 96 m | Originally 106 m tall |
| 1948 | Mariensäule | Germany | Waxweiler | | 50.095645 N 6.369710 E | 16 m | |
| 1951 | Monumento aos Heróis da Guerra Peninsular | Portugal | Porto | Rotunda da Boavista | 41.157945 N 8.629145 W | 45 m | |
| 1953 | Doyle Monument | United Kingdom | Guernsey | Jerbourg Point | 49.426998 N 2.534189 W | | Replacing an earlier column demolished during the German occupation. |
| 1957 | Cenotaph for the Friendship Between China and USSR | China | Lüshun | | 38.807023 N 121.235220 E | 22.2 m | |
| 12 July 1975 | Monas | Indonesia | Jakarta | Merdeka Square | 6.175402 S 106.827128 E | 132 m | |
| 1985 | National Capitol Columns | United States | Washington, D.C. | National Arboretum | 38.910251 N 76.967537 W | | Originally from the portico of the United States Capitol |
| 2001 | Independence Monument | Ukraine | Kyiv | Maidan Nezalezhnosti | 50.449522 N 30.525314 E | 63 m | |
| 21 January 2003 | Spire of Dublin | Ireland | Dublin | O'Connell Street | 53.349812 N 6.260257 W | 120 m | replacement for Nelson's Pillar |
| 15 September 2003 | Ángel de la Libertad | Mexico | Chihuahua City | Plaza Mayor | 28.639979 N 106.072550 W | 35 m | |
| 2004 | Column of Glory | Russia | Saint Petersburg | Trinity Cathedral | 59.916475 N 30.307055 E | 29 m | Replaces an identical column, destroyed in 1929 |
| 27 March 2004 | Thanksgiving Candle | Moldova | Soroca | | 48.137139 N 28.304762 E | 29.5 m | |
| 15 April 2005 | Cocking History Column | United Kingdom | Cocking | | 50.950212 N 0.753411 W | 4.57 m | |
| 10 May 2006 | Column of the Archangel Michael | Russia | Sochi | | 43.582217 N 39.722351 E | 20 m | |
| 23 June 2009 | War of Independence Victory Column | Estonia | Tallinn | Freedom Square | 59.434016 N 24.743070 E | 23.5 m | |
| 2009 | Caja Madrid Obelisk | Spain | Madrid | Plaza de Castilla | 40.466027 N 3.689346 W | 92 m | |
| 2010 | The Four Columns | Spain | Barcelona | Near the Magic Fountain of Montjuïc | 41.370689 N 2.152085 E | 20 m | Replace originals, which were demolished in 1928. |
| 2012 | Agostinho Neto Memorial | Angola | Luanda | Praça da República | 8.823684 S 13.218869 E | 120 m | |

## List of Roman victory columns

Of the columns listed above, the following are the Roman columns. Roman triumphal columns were either monolithic pillars or composed of column drums; in the later case, these were often hollowed out to accommodate an ancient spiral staircase leading up to the platform on top.
The earliest triumphal column was Trajan's Column which, dedicated in 113 AD, defined its architectural form and established its symbolic value as a political monument alongside the older Roman triumphal arches, providing a lingering model for its successors to this day. The imperial capitals of Rome and Constantinople house the most ancient triumphal columns.
All dimensions are given here in metres, though it was the Roman foot by which ancient architects determined the harmonious proportions of the columns, and which is thus crucial for understanding their design. The list is sorted by date of erection.
| Date | Monument | City | Location | Height above ground | Comment |
| AD 113 | Trajan's Column | Rome | Trajan's Forum | 35.07 m | Archetype of victory column |
| AD 161 | Column of Antoninus Pius | Rome | Campus Martius | | |
| Before AD 193 | Column of Marcus Aurelius | Rome | Piazza Colonna | 39.72 m | Directly modelled on Trajan's Column |
| Between AD 268 and 337 | Column of the Goths | Istanbul | Gülhane Park | | |
| AD 297 | Pompey's Pillar | Alexandria | | 26.85 m | |
| AD 330 | Column of Constantine | Istanbul | Forum of Theodosius | | |
| | Column of Theodosius | Istanbul | Forum of Theodosius | | |
| AD 421 | Column of Arcadius | Istanbul | Forum of Arcadius | | |
| AD 455 | Column of Marcian | Istanbul | | | |
| AD 543 | Column of Justinian | Istanbul | Square of the Augustaeum | | Destroyed by earthquake in the 16th century |
| AD 608 | Column of Phocas | Rome | Roman Forum | | Last addition to the Forum Romanum |