Statue of Christopher Columbus (Beacon Hill, Boston)
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statue-of-christopher-columbus-beacon-hill-boston-313-2580374
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Statue of Christopher Columbus (Beacon Hill, Boston)
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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. 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. Both statues are described as "inferior" and "unremarkable" by art critics. The Italian marble sculpture was carved in Leghorn and depic
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Statue in Beacon Hill, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_Christopher_Columbus_(Beacon_Hill,_Boston)
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2023-04-20T14:53:50Z
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