Detail of the <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Monument_to_Christopher_Columbus,_Madrid" title="Category:Monument to Christopher Columbus, Madrid"><b>monument</b></a> to <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Christopher_Columbus" title="Category:Christopher Columbus"><b>Christopher Colombus</b></a> (1451?–1506) at the <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Plaza_de_Col%C3%B3n,_Madrid" title="Category:Plaza de Colón, Madrid">Plaza de Colón</a> ("<i>Columbus Square</i>") in <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Madrid" title="Madrid">Madrid</a> (<a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Spain" class="mw-redirect" title="Spain">Spain</a>), built between 1881 and 1885. It's the northern side of the square base, sculpted in stone in a Neo-gothic style by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arturo_M%C3%A9lida" class="extiw" title="en:Arturo Mélida">Arturo Mélida</a> (1849–1902). Relief is an allegory of the Discovery. It represents a <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Caravel_(ship)" title="Category:Caravel (ship)">caravel</a> with a globe. At the four corners of the base there are heralds below canopies.
Luis García (<a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Zaqarbal" title="User:Zaqarbal">Zaqarbal</a>)
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