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''Columbus Fountain'' is a public artwork by American sculptor Lorado Taft, located at Union Station in Washington, D.C., United States. This sculpture was surveyed in 1994 as part of the Smithsonian's Save Outdoor Sculpture! program. ''Columbus Fountain'' serves as a tribute to the explorer Christopher Columbus. ==Description== ''Columbus Fountain'' is a semicircular double-basin fountain with a shaft (h. 45 ft.) in the center. The front of the shaft bears a full-length portrait of Christopher Columbus (approx. h. 15 ft.) wearing a mantle, staring forward with his hands folded in front of him. Beneath him is a ship prow that features a winged figurehead that represents the observation of discovery. A globe, representing the Western hemisphere, is on top of the shaft with four eagles on each corner connected by garland. The left and right sides of the shaft have two male figures decorating them. The right side figure is an elderly man, representing the Old World, and on the let side is a figure of a Native American, representing the New World. The back of the shaft has a low-relief medallion (approx. d. 3 ft.) with images of Ferdinand & Isabella. Two lions (approx. h. 5 ft.), placed away from the base, guard the left and right side of the fountain. The back of the shaft is inscribed: :TO :THE MEMORY OF :CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS :WHOSE HIGH FAITH :AND :INDOMITABLE COURAGE :GAVE TO MANKIND :A NEW WORLD :BORN MCDXXXVI :DIED MDIV The fountain sits in the center of the Columbus traffic circle in front of Union Station.〔〔Goode, John ''Washington Sculpture''. The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008, p. 14.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Columbus Fountain」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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