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Sigismund's Column, a Common card
Sigismund's Column, originally erected in 1644, is located at Castle Square, Warsaw, Poland and is one of Warsaw's most famous landmarks as well as the first secular monument in the form of a column in modern history.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 60
- DEF
- 60
- Power
- 120
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 14,000
Power 120 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 55 % of WikiCards cards.
Sigismund's Column quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Sigismund's Column card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It is part of the ______ Centre of Warsaw, which was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site on September 1-5, 1980.
Answer
Historic. It is part of the Historic Centre of Warsaw, which was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site on September 1-5, 1980. From the Sigismund's Column article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Sigismund's Column, originally erected in ____, is located at Castle Square, Warsaw, Poland and is one of Warsaw's most famous landmarks as well as the first secular monument in the form of a column in modern history.
Answer
1640s. Sigismund's Column, originally erected in 1644, is located at Castle Square, Warsaw, Poland and is one of Warsaw's most famous landmarks as well as the first secular monument in the form of a column in modern history. From the Sigismund's Column article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Sports radio. Sports radio 77 · Fyodor Tyutchev 67 · Bibb Graves 64 · Sigismund's Column 60 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The column and statue commemorate King Sigismund III Vasa, who in 1596 had moved Poland's capital from Kraków to Warsaw.
- It is part of the Historic Centre of Warsaw, which was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site on September 1-5, 1980.
- On top of the Corinthian column's socle is a 2.75 m tall bronze sculpture of the king wearing armor, a coronation robe, a crown, and an Order of the Golden Fleece medallion across his chest, holding a Latin cross in his left hand and a sabre in his right hand, and placing his right foot on a helmet embellished with ostrich feathers.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Sigismund's Column article was read about 14,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 60 and blocks with 60: each hit it takes is cut by 24 %.
How to get Sigismund's Column
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Text : Wikipedia, Sigismund's Column (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Voyager747, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
