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In 1892, a sculpture of Christopher Columbus was donated to Central Park by the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society in commemoration of the 400th anniversary of his arrival in the Americas. The statue replicates one made by Jeronimo Suñol in 1892, located at the Plaza de Colon, in Madrid, Spain. The New York version was placed in the park in 1894, and is today one of two monuments of Columbus found in the park's environs, the other being the statue surmounting the column at Columbus Circle.
The sculpture depicts the explorer standing with outstretched arms, looking towards the heavens in gratitude for his successful voyage.
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