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Christopher Columbus Statue (1970, 1986, 1995) located at Columbus Plaza (W. Main Street and Lawrence Hill Rd.) Lackawanna. Bust of Christopher Columbus (1940) located at Bethlehem Park, Madison Ave. Lindenhurst. Columbus Monument (1991) 7-foot-tall monument [186] Mahopac. Christopher Columbus Statue (1992) located at Thompson & McAlpin Streets ...
The sheet copper statue was cast by W. H. Mullins Company and depicts Columbus holding a globe. Next to Columbus is a granite pedestal with a dove on top of a globe. [2] The statue is approximately 9 feet (2.7 m) tall and weighs 150 lbs. [2]
C. Statue of Christopher Columbus (Camden, New Jersey) Statue of Christopher Columbus (Central Park) Statue of Christopher Columbus (Chelsea, Massachusetts)
Statue of Benjamin Franklin (Columbus, Ohio) Statue of Christopher Columbus (Columbus City Hall) Statue of Christopher Columbus (Columbus State Community College) Statue of Christopher Columbus (Ohio Statehouse) Statue of Friedrich Schiller (Columbus, Ohio) Statue of Jim Rhodes; Statue of Lucas Sullivant; Statue of William Oxley Thompson
Statue of Christopher Columbus (Columbus, Wisconsin) Statue of Christopher Columbus (Giacomantonio) Statue of Christopher Columbus (Houston) Statue of Christopher Columbus (New London, Connecticut) Statue of Christopher Columbus (Newark, New Jersey) Statue of Christopher Columbus (Philadelphia) Statue of Christopher Columbus (San Antonio ...
The 2020 George Floyd protests in Columbus renewed calls to remove the statue, with petitions circulating to also remove other statues of the explorer and to rename the city. [6] The statue's removal was announced on June 18, with Columbus mayor Andrew Ginther announcing plans for a work of art that better represents the people of Columbus.
The entire monument cost $18,000, was made of Italian Ravazzoni marble, and stands 22 ft (6.7 m) from the ground, the statue of Columbus being 10 ft (3.0 m) in height and the pedestal 12 ft (3.7 m). The base is 7 ft (2.1 m) long by 6 ft (1.8 m) in width, and the weight is about 70,000 lb (32,000 kg).
The statue itself was sculpted by Count Vittorio di Colbertaldo (1902-1979) of Verona, [2] one of Benito Mussolini's hand picked ceremonial bodyguards known as the "Black Musketeers." [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Colbertaldo doubled as the Musketeers's sculptor, producing statues which commemorated the organization. [ 4 ]