BGuthrie Photos: DC -- Union Station -- Columbus Fountain

DC -- Union Station -- Columbus Fountain:

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1. USCCF_970902_01.JPG: Union Station; Columbus Statue This is the statue of Christopher Columbus which stands in front of Union Station.
2. USCCF_970902_02.JPG: Union Station; Columbus Statue Another image of the Columbus statue at Union Station.
3. USCCF_971101_01.JPG: Union Station; Columbus at night Here's a nighttime shot of the statue of Christopher Columbus in front Union Station.
4. USCCF_971101_02.JPG: Union Station; Columbus Statue; Christmas It's Christmas time at Union Station. Here's a nighttime shot of the Christopher Columbus statue in front. Notice the wreaths in the building entranceway.
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Wikipedia Description: Columbus Fountain
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Columbus Fountain also known as the Columbus Memorial is a public artwork by American sculptor Lorado Taft, located at Union Station in Washington, D.C., United States. A centerpiece of Columbus Circle, Columbus Fountain serves as a tribute to the explorer Christopher Columbus. The unveiling in 1912 was celebrated all over Washington, DC over the course of three days with parades, concerts and fireworks gathering tens of thousands of people from all over the world.

Description

Columbus Fountain is a semicircular double-basin fountain with a shaft (h. 45 ft.) in the center. The front of the shaft bears a full-length portrait of Christopher Columbus (approx. h. 15 ft.) wearing a mantle, staring forward with his hands folded in front of him. Beneath him is a ship prow that features a winged figurehead that represents the observation of discovery. A globe, representing the Western hemisphere, is on top of the shaft with four eagles on each corner connected by garland. The left and right sides of the shaft have two male figures decorating them. The right side figure is an elderly man, representing the Old World, and on the left side is a figure of a Native American, representing the New World. The back of the shaft has a low-relief medallion (approx. d. 3 ft.) with images of Ferdinand & Isabella. Two lions (approx. h. 5 ft.), placed away from the base, guard the left and right side of the fountain.

The back of the shaft is inscribed:

TO
THE MEMORY OF
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
WHOSE HIGH FAITH
AND
INDOMITABLE COURAGE
GAVE TO MANKIND
A NEW WORLD
BORN MCDXXXVI
DIED MDIV

The fountain sits in the center of the Columbus traffic circle in front of Union Station.

Congressional legislation

A very different fountain was originally planned for the circle in front of Union Station. But lobbying began in 1906 for a memorial by the Knights of Columbus. The locat ...More...
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