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Brinkerhoff wanted a monument for the Ohio Pavilion in the World's Columbian Exposition, the 1893 Chicago world's fair. It was moved to Columbus at the fair's end. The statue originally displayed six Ohioans, though Ohio governor and later president William McKinley led efforts to add on a statue of Rutherford B. Hayes, his former commanding ...
Determined by carbon dating of the layer in which it was found to be between 35,000 and 41,000 years old, it is one of the oldest-known examples of an artistic representation and the oldest confirmed statue ever discovered. [1] Its age associates it with the archaeological Aurignacian culture of the Upper Paleolithic. [2]
This is a list of National Historic Landmarks in Ohio and other landmarks of equivalent landmark status in the state. The United States' National Historic Landmark (NHL) program is operated under the auspices of the National Park Service, and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar resources according to a list of criteria of national significance. [6]
Statue of Don Juan de Oñate called The Equestrian in El Paso, Texas - At 36 feet (11 m) tall, it is purported by the sculptor to be the largest bronze equestrian statue in the world. Statue of Sam Houston in Huntsville, Texas - At 66 feet (20 m) tall, it is the tallest statue of any American political figure.
A statue of women’s rights pioneer Sojourner Truth sits in the Sojourner Truth Legacy Plaza in Akron, Ohio, on Wednesday, May 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Patrick Orsagos)
Amid news of the city's other two statues of Christopher Columbus being removed, the legislators in the Capitol Square Review & Advisory Board discussed the Statehouse statue during their July 16 meeting. [4] The review board, which maintains the Statehouse grounds and its statues, is mostly made up of Republicans.
The bronze sculpture is a second cast of the original designed by Widnmann, completed in 1863 and installed in Maximiliansplatz, Munich.The Columbus sculpture was completed in Germany in 1891, [2] transported across the Atlantic Ocean, and erected by the German-Americans of Columbus on July 4.
Statues in Columbus, Ohio (29 P) Pages in category "Statues in Ohio" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This list may not reflect recent ...