Nacimiento del Nuevo Mundo La Estatua de Colón | |
 Birth of the New World (Christopher Columbus monument) in Arecibo, Puerto Rico | |
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| 18°29′24″N 66°37′36″W / 18.490106°N 66.626741°W | |
| Location | Arecibo, Puerto Rico |
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| Designer | Zurab Tsereteli |
| Type | Statue |
| Material | Bronze |
| Height | 360 feet (110 m) |
| Beginning date | 1991 |
| Completion date | Dedicated 2016 |
The Birth of the New World (Spanish: Nacimiento del Nuevo Mundo, colloquially known as La Estatua de Colón, lit. Columbus' Statue) is a 360 foot (110 m) bronze sculpture located on the Atlantic coastline of Arecibo, Puerto Rico. When completed in 2016, it became the tallest sculpture in North America,[1] (as well as the tallest not only in the United States, but in the Western Hemisphere in general) surpassing Mexico's Guerrero Chimalli (which measures 200 feet or 61 meters in height including its base), and the fourth tallest worldwide, after the Statue of Unity in India (597 ft; 182 m), the Spring Temple Buddha in China (420 ft; 130 m), and the Laykyun Sekkya in Myanmar (380 ft; 120 m). After being imported to Puerto Rico, there were plans for it to be erected in Cataño. After being moved to Mayagüez and facing further delays, Birth of the New World was assembled at its current location.
- ^ Mafi, Nick (9 October 2017), "Puerto Rico Has a Christopher Columbus Statue That's Taller Than the Statue of Liberty", Architectural Digest, retrieved 29 January 2021