Monument to Columbus (Madrid)
Monumento a Colón | |
Plaza de Colón, Madrid, Spain | |
| Designer | Basement: Arturo Mélida Statue: Jerónimo Suñol |
|---|---|
| Height | Basement: 17 m Statue: 3.30 m |
| Dedicated to | Christopher Columbus |
The Monument to Columbus (
Gothic revival work by Arturo Mélida while the topping statue is a work by Jerónimo Suñol
.
History and description
The original idea to create a national monument to commemorate
Alfonso XII and María de las Mercedes.[2] A public contest for the project took place in 1877, and the winner was Arturo Mélida.[3] Following the scrapping of an earlier draft,[3] the 17-metre high basement was built from 1881 to 1885.[4] It was intended to be inaugurated on 4 January 1886, yet the death of the monarch aborted the event.[4]
The 3.30 m high statue, a work in
Ayuntamiento de Madrid in 1892.[5]
The monument was dismantled in 1976 and moved a year later to a nearby location in the Jardines del Descubrimiento.[6] It returned to its original location in 2009, in the context of the renovation of the Prado–Recoletos axis.[7]
See also
References
- Citations
- ^ Gálvez Martín 2015, p. 10.
- ^ Reyero 2003, p. 58.
- ^ ABC. 12 October 2009.
- ^ Montoliú 2002, p. 48.
- ^ Montoliú 2002, p. 49.
- ^ "Colón regresa a su emplazamiento original y la plaza vuelve a ser glorieta". El Mundo. 21 December 2009.
- Bibliography
- Gálvez Martín, Rubén (2015). "Historia de una ruta desconocida a través de los Jardines del Descubrimiento de Madrid" (PDF). Ab Initio (Ext. 3): 7–71. ISSN 2172-671X.
- ISBN 84-7737-112-1.
- Navascués Palacio, Pedro (1972). "Arturo Mélida y Alinari (1849-1902)" (PDF). Goya: Revista de Arte (106). Madrid: Fundación Lázaro Galdiano: 234–241. Universidad Politécnica de Madrid.
- Reyero, Carlos (2003). "Monumentalizar la capital. La escultura conmemorativa en Madrid durante el siglo XIX". In Lacarra Ducay, María del Carmen; Giménez Navarro, Cristina (eds.). Historia y política a través de la escultura pública 1820-1920 (PDF). Zaragoza: Institución Fernando el Católico. pp. 41–62. ISBN 84-7820-686-8.