PRESENTATION OUTLINE
WHAT IS IT?
Today it is an important traffic junction in the city, it is the point from which all distances from New York are measured, it is a place rich in history and monument.
WHERE IS IT?
Columbus Circle is a circular square in New York, in the Manhattan district, famous for hosting the monument to Christopher Columbus at its center.
WHEN IT WAS CREATED?
It was designed in 1905 by William Phelps Eno as part of the original Frederick Law Olmsted project for Central Park.
MONUMENT OF CRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
The square develops around the monument of Christopher Columbus, placed in 1892 and built in marble by the sculptor Gaetano Russo.