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The bronze sculptural group topping off the monument depicts a meeting of Columbus with Queen Isabella, seated on her throne. The upper part of the pedestal serves as a staircase on which Columbus stops to bow to the queen. [4] The sculptural group was also reportedly set to include a figure of Boabdil, but the idea just fell apart. [5]
The Monument to Isabella the Catholic (Spanish: Monumento a Isabel la Católica) is an instance of public art located in Madrid, Spain. A work by Manuel Oms , the monument is a sculptural bronze ensemble consisting of an equestrian statue of Isabella of Castile, accompanied by Pedro González de Mendoza and Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba.
Queen Isabella, also known as Queen Isabella (1451–1504), [1] is an outdoor sculpture of Isabella I of Castile, installed outside the Pan American Union Building of the Organization of American States at 17th Street and Constitution Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., in the United States.
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Between 2000 and 2003, the bronze statue of Queen Isabella was removed from the Hispanic Garden during an archaeological dig. [13] The dig uncovered American Indian, British, Spanish, and American artifacts. [14] There were talks at this time on building over the garden site. [15]
The statue was sculpted by Rafael Atché and is said to depict Columbus pointing towards the New World with his right hand, while holding a scroll in the left. The statue points south-southeast (a more southerly direction than the adjacent Rambla Del Mar and almost a perfect extension of the direction of La Rambla, Barcelona ) and in effect is ...
Monument to Isabella the Catholic (Granada) Monument to James I (Valencia) Monument to Maria Christina of Bourbon (Madrid) Monument to Mendizábal (Madrid) Monument to Moret (Cádiz) Monument to Onésimo Redondo; Monument to Philip IV of Spain; Monument to Primo de Rivera (Jerez) Monument to Romanones (Guadalajara, Spain) Monument to Simón ...
The bronze statue of Union Army general George Henry Thomas in Thomas Circle is considered one of the finest equestrian monuments in Washington, D.C. [1]. There are many outdoor sculptures in Washington, D.C.