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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 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.
Even so, the statue was shifted two inches north from its original position, and the top of the statue tilted 1.5 inches (3.8 cm). As a result, the statue was repaired and cleaned in 1934. [13] The monument received some retouching in 1992 to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Columbus's voyage, and in turn, the monument's own 100th anniversary.
C. Statue of Christopher Columbus (Camden, New Jersey) Statue of Christopher Columbus (Central Park) Statue of Christopher Columbus (Chelsea, Massachusetts)
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 ]
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 ]
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
The statue was created to commemorate the 400th anniversary, in 1892, of Columbus's arrival in the Americas. It was unveiled in Central Park on May 12, 1894. [3] [4] In August 2017, the statue was vandalized with red paint and graffiti reading "Hate will not be tolerated" and '#somethingscoming". The statue was restored shortly thereafter. [5]