Columbus Fountain

artwork by Lorado Taft
VisualArtwork monument Q5150044
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Columbus Fountain

Summary

Columbus Fountain is a monument[1]. It draws 395 Wikipedia views per month (monument category, ranking #104 of 809).[2]

Key Facts

  • Columbus Fountain is the creator of Lorado Taft[3].
  • Columbus Fountain is located in Washington, D.C.[4].
  • Columbus Fountain is in the country of United States[5].
  • Columbus Fountain is on the continent of North America[6].
  • Columbus Fountain's instance of is recorded as monument[7].
  • Columbus Fountain's instance of is recorded as fountain[8].
  • Columbus Fountain's genre is public art[9].
  • Columbus Fountain's depicts is recorded as Christopher Columbus[10].
  • Columbus Fountain is made of marble[11].
  • The location of Columbus Fountain was Washington Union Station[12].
  • The location of Columbus Fountain was Columbus Circle[13].
  • Columbus Fountain's Commons category is recorded as Christopher Columbus Memorial Fountain[14].
  • January 1, 1912 marks the founding of Columbus Fountain[15].
  • Columbus Fountain's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.8964, 'lon': -77.0066}[16].
  • Columbus Fountain's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places contributing property[17].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Columbus Fountain is the creator of Lorado Taft[3].

Publication

Columbus Fountain's genre is public art[9].

Material and Period

Columbus Fountain is made of marble[11]. Recorded location include Washington Union Station[12] and Columbus Circle[13].

Why It Matters

Columbus Fountain draws 395 Wikipedia views per month (monument category, ranking #104 of 809).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . Geographic Names Information System. wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Elyaqim · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Instance of monument, fountain
    Inception +1912-01-01T00:00:00Z
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