Columbus Monument (New York City)

Columbus Monument
The monument in 2006
LocationColumbus Circle, Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Coordinates40°46′05.1″N 73°58′54.8″W / 40.768083°N 73.981889°W / 40.768083; -73.981889
Built1892 (1892)
NRHP reference No.100003133
NYSRHP No.06101.019547
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 20, 2018
Designated NYSRHPSeptember 20, 2018[1]

The Columbus Monument is a 76-foot (23 m) column in the center of Columbus Circle in New York City honoring the Italian explorer Christopher Columbus, who first made an expedition to the New World in 1492. The monument was created by Italian sculptor Gaetano Russo in 1892.[2]

  1. ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. November 7, 2014. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  2. ^ "New York – Columbus Monument". www.vanderkrogt.net. Archived from the original on August 30, 2017. Retrieved October 13, 2017.