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Union Station: COLUMBUS, Christopher: Memorial Fountain (1912) in Washington, D.C.
by Lorado Taft, Daniel H Burnham (James M. Goode's Capitol Hill area)
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Christopher Columbus (1451 – 1506) was a navigator, colonizer and one of the first Europeans to explore the Americas after the Vikings. Though not the first to reach the Americas from Europe, Columbus' voyages led to general European awareness of the hemisphere and the successful establishment of European cultures in the New World. Source: Wikipedia
Click here to see all 14 pictures of this attraction
Columbus looks beyond the winged figurehead representing Discovery on the ship's prow. On his right, facing west, is an American Indian representing the New World. On his left, facing east (see image below), is an elderly man representing the Old World. Above him, supported by four eagles, is a sphere bearing the outline of the western hemisphere.
The Progress of Railroading statue visible in the background at roof level is that of Apollo.
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Marble by Lorado Taft (Sculptor), Daniel H Burnham (Architect)
Address: Massachusetts & Delaware Aves NW Goode area: Capitol Hill Nearest Metro: Union Station (Red)
The best source of info about this sculpture is James M. Goode's
'Washington Sculpture' (hardcover p 14 Item #1.01); 'Outdoor Sculpture' (paperback p44 Item #A-1)
Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog: Control number 76008069 (dcMem ID #30)
Other Sources
The Names of Washington D.C. (p38)
ADC Greater Washington, DC Street Map Book (4)
Columbus Celebration website
Wikipedia article on Columbus
Wikipedia article on Burnham
Columbus monuments website re Union Station
