Front:
Columbus Memorial Fountain in front of Union Station,
D. C.
Washington,
Back:
The Columbus Memorial Fountain, Wash
ington, D. O., is situated on the Union Station
Plaza. It is semi-circular in form, seventy
feet wide and sixty-five feet deep. A shaft
forty-five feet high surmounted by a globe
borne by four eagles forms the background
for the statue of Columbus, who is repre-
sented as standing on the prow of a ship, the
figure-head of which is a beautiful female
figure typifying "The Spirit of Discovery.''
On the left of the shaft is the figure of an
Indian portraying the New World, and on
the right side the figure of a patriarchal Cau-
casian representing the Old World, while the
rear of the shaft carries à medalion repre-
senting Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain.
The extreme ends are flanked by two enor-
mous lions. Dedicated June the 8th, 1912.
Sculptor, Lorado Taft. Cost, $100,000.
GREAT BRITAIN
GEDMANY
FOREICH
TWO CENTS,
Published by W. B. Garrison, Inc., Washington, D. C.
Plate 1499
