Statue of Christopher Columbus (Beacon Hill, Boston)

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Statue of Christopher Columbus
Statue in Louisburg Square, Boston - IMG 3939.jpg
The statue in 2009
Statue of Christopher Columbus (Beacon Hill, Boston)
Medium Marble sculpture
Subject Christopher Columbus
Location Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Coordinates 42°21′32″N71°04′08″W / 42.358751°N 71.068823°W / 42.358751; -71.068823 Coordinates: 42°21′32″N71°04′08″W / 42.358751°N 71.068823°W / 42.358751; -71.068823

A statue of Christopher Columbus is installed in Boston's Beacon Hill neighborhood, within Louisburg Square, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. A Greek merchant, Joseph Iasigi, presented the statue to the city in December 1849. [1] [2] [3] A captain of one of his vessels had loaded it onto a ship in Italy as ballast, alongside a statue of Aristides which was also donated. [4] Both statues are described as "inferior" and "unremarkable" by art critics. [5] [6] The Italian marble sculpture was carved in Leghorn and depicts Columbus as a boy. [1] [7]

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