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The bronze, beaux arts statue shows Columbus standing and gesturing into the distance with one hand. In his other hand, he holds a scrolled map at his side. On the sides of the statue's art deco pedestal are carved depictions of: one of Columbus' ships, the Santa Maria; astronomer and mathematician, Paolo Toscanelli, who plotted the course to the "New World;" the explorer, Amerigo Vespucci ...
Columbus (/ k ə ˈ l ʌ m b ə s /, kə-LUM-bəs) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Ohio.With a 2020 census population of 905,748, [10] it is the 14th-most populous city in the U.S., the second-most populous city in the Midwest (after Chicago), and the third-most populous U.S. state capital (after Phoenix, Arizona and Austin, Texas).
Examples of the City Beautiful movement's works include the City of Chicago, the Columbia University campus, and the National Mall in Washington, D.C. After the fair closed, J.C. Rogers, a banker from Wamego, Kansas, purchased several pieces of art that had hung in the rotunda of the U.S. Government Building. He also purchased architectural ...
Columbus, the "Arch City,” once attracted the Grand Army of the Republic for its 22nd Encampment and a grand parade in 1888. Columbus, the "Arch City,” once attracted the Grand Army of the ...
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Crews used a large crane to remove the statue in downtown Chicago’s Grant Park from its pedestal. A small crowd cheered and passing cars honked as the statue came down about 3 a.m.
Expo '92 was organised to celebrate the 500th anniversary (1492–1992) of Christopher Columbus reaching the Americas. The exhibition was to be jointly held with the City of Chicago, however, due to national, state, and local funding difficulties, the Chicago 1992 World's Fair was ultimately cancelled.
Columbus is depicted during his university days and holds a globe in his left hand and a compass in his right. [2] Above the statue is a bronze plaque stating ICE WATER FOUNTAIN GIFT OF JOHN B. DRAKE TO THE CITY OF CHICAGO 1892. The fountain was refurbished in 1986 and became a Chicago landmark on March 10, 2004. It was rededicated on October 8 ...