Cárdenas Victory Column
The Victory Column (Martino: Columna de La Victoria) is a major landmark in the Culture District of Cárdenas, the capital of Nouvelle Alexandrie. It was erected in 1690 AN to commemorate the Wechua Spring, one of the decisive events that led to the unification of Wechua Nation and Alduria, the two nations that created Nouvelle Alexandrie.
The column itself stands at 52 meters tall, and is topped with a bronze condor, a common symbol of Wechua. The base of the monument features four sculpted reliefs illustrating major events from the conflict, including Operation Custodian, the Alexandrian Uprising, the March of Manco Cápac, and the Capitulation at Rimarima. Surrounding the monument is the eponymous Parque de la Victoria, a large ceremonial park with two wide boulevards - Founders' Avenue and Santander Avenue - running west and east of it. In this park are also two other minor national monuments: the Marco Zimmer Memorial Wall and the Memorial for Operation Purple Splendor. It also hosts the eponymous National War Museum.
The column stands at about 2 km south of the famous Plaza of Heroes, with the park forming the main green space in between. Together with the Cárdenas Pyramide, the three national monuments are nicknamed as the 'Calle de la Gloria' (Street of Glory).
Transportation
The Victory Column is served by the eponymous Metro stop, which connects to lines F and G (on two levels, since they are west-east and north-south, respectively). It also has two separate Tram stops: at Victory Park on the north end; and at Victory Column on its south end, at the metro entryway.
