Christopher Columbus Memorial Fountain

Columbus Fountain, also known as the Columbus Memorial, is a public artwork by American sculptor Lorado Taft, located at Union Station in , .
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  • Type: Park
  • Description: artwork by Lorado Taft
  • Also known as: Columbus Fountain” and “Columbus Memorial

Places of Interest

Highlights include National Mall and Union Station.

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The , a national park, is a famous 2-mile-long tree-lined, pedestrian-friendly boulevard in stretching from the Capitol Building in the east to the Lincoln Memorial and Potomac River on the west.

Washington , known locally as , is a major train station, transportation hub, and leisure destination in Designed by Daniel Burnham and opened in 1907, it is Amtrak's second-busiest station and North America's 13th-busiest railroad station.

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The , often called the Capitol or the Capitol Building, is the seat of the United States Congress, the legislative branch of the federal government.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Capitol Hill and NoMa.

is a venerable neighborhood just east of the Capitol building, best known as the main residence in the city for the legislative and judicial branches of the U.S. government, and for the staffers who run the place.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood of , located in Ward 6 of the city. The neighborhood encompasses the region north of Massachusetts Avenue located north and east of Union Station.

is D.C.'s old downtown quarter, east of 15th St, and includes the neighborhoods of Chinatown, Penn Quarter, Judiciary Square, and Mount Vernon Square. Most D.C. natives simply call this area Downtown.

Christopher Columbus Memorial Fountain

Latitude
38.89622° or 38° 53′ 46″ north
Longitude
-77.00637° or 77° 0′ 23″ west
Elevation
52 feet (16 metres)
Open location code
87C4VXWV+FF
Geo­Names ID
4138054
Wiki­data ID
Q5150044
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