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COLUMBUS, Christopher: Memorial Fountain at Union Station in Washington, D.C.
by Lorado Taft, Daniel H Burnham


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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

Marble by Lorado Taft (Sculptor), Daniel H Burnham (Architect)
Address: Massachusetts Ave. & 1st St NE Nearest Metro: Union Station (Red)
Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog: Control number 76008069 (dcMem ID #30)
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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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