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The Columbus Monument is a 76-foot (23 m) column in the center of Columbus Circle in New York City honoring the Italian explorer Christopher Columbus, who first made an expedition to the New World in 1492. The monument was created by Italian sculptor Gaetano Russo in 1892.
The sculpture depicts the explorer standing with outstretched arms, looking towards the heavens in gratitude for his successful voyage. The statue was created to commemorate the 400th anniversary, in 1892, of Columbus's arrival in the Americas.
The City’s most well-known monument to Christopher Columbus (1451–1506) is located at the center of Columbus Circle, near the Park’s southwest corner. A colossal figure of Columbus stands atop a column pierced by three boats, the Niña, the Pinta and the Santa María, on a pedestal adorned with…
The monument to Christopher Columbus (1451–1506) by the Spanish artist Jeronimo Suñol is one of several monuments to historical figures located along the Mall. Location Mid-Park at 66th
The statue employs religious and imperialist imagery as the explorer holds in his right hand the Spanish flag with a cross on top. At his side, a globe is mounted to a cable-entwined capstan. The statue bears similarities to Sunol’s Columbus monument installed in 1885 at the Plaza de Colon in Madrid.
In 1473, Christopher Columbus (1451–1506) embarked on his first maritime voyage from his home near Genoa, Italy headed for the island of Khios in the Aegean Sea. Upon his return in 1476, he traveled in a convoy destined for England.
Click image for larger view. Location: Columbus Circle. Sculptor: Gaetano Russo. Description: Standing figue (colossal scale) on rostral column on pedestal, base, and plinth; pedestal figure of a winged youth examining a globe; two bas-reliefs on base.
