Spain and Portugal - Monument collumn - Barcelona
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Spain and Portugal - Monument collumn - Barcelona
Spain and Portugal - Monument collumn - Barcelona - column with lions at 4 corners and figure on top. Part of Box 149 Boswell collection - Portugal and Spain. At the very top of the monument stands a 7.2 m (24 ft) tall bronze statue atop a 40 m (131 ft) tall Corinthian column. The statue was sculpted by Rafael Atch頡 nd is said to depict Columbus pointing towards the New World with his right hand, while holding a scroll in the left. It is a commonly held belief that instead of pointing to the west towards the New World, the statue points east towards Columbuss supposed home city of Genoa. Date: circa 1900
Media ID 14359902
© The Boswell Collection, Bexley Heritage Trust / Mary Evans
Atop Barcelona Bronze Corinthian Corners Lions Portugal Rafael Sculpted Stands Tall
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