▁was ▁sh ipped ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 8 9 2 , ▁to ▁be ▁placed ▁within ▁the ▁" circle ▁at ▁Fif ty - n inth ▁Street ▁and ▁E ighth ▁Avenue ". ▁Once ▁the ▁statue ▁arrived ▁in ▁Manh attan , ▁it ▁was ▁quickly ▁transport ed ▁to ▁the ▁circle . ▁ ▁The ▁monument ▁was ▁officially ▁un ve iled ▁with ▁a ▁ceremony ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 8 9 2 , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 0 0 th ▁anni versary ▁celebr ations . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁IN D ▁E ighth ▁Avenue ▁Line ▁() ▁under ne ath ▁the ▁circle ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁and ▁early ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁the ▁Columb us ▁statue ▁was ▁sh ored ▁up ▁with ▁temporary ▁supports . ▁Even ▁so , ▁the ▁statue ▁was ▁shift ed ▁two ▁inches ▁north ▁from ▁its ▁original ▁position , ▁and ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁statue ▁t ilt ed ▁. ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁the ▁statue ▁was ▁rep a ired ▁and ▁clean ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 . ▁The ▁monument ▁received ▁some ▁ret ouch ing ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁to ▁comm emor ate ▁the ▁ 5 0 0 th ▁anni versary ▁of ▁Columb us ' s ▁voyage , ▁and ▁in ▁turn , ▁the ▁monument ' s ▁own ▁ 1 0 0 th ▁anni versary . ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁red edic ated ▁that ▁year . ▁ ▁Am id ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁monument ▁controvers ies ▁in