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COLUMBUS, Christopher: Memorial Fountain at Union Station in Washington, D.C.
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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


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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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The three flagpoles represent the ships that carried the Columbus discovery party to the New World. Atop each pole an eagle perches on a small sphere (see image below).
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Lions watch from each side of the fountain.



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The American Indian representing the New World faces west. The elderly man representing Europe or the Old World faces east.
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Isabella and Ferdinand are the Spanish monarchs who financed the expedition.
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TO THE MEMORY OF CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS WHOSE HIGH FAITH AND INDOMITABLE COURAGE GAVE TO MANKIND A NEW WORLD
BORN MCDXXXVI DIED MDIV
(1436 - 1504)
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