2010-03-122010-03-122010-03-12https://hdl.handle.net/2139/6327Colour: Black and White; Style: Landscape; Other: Unbordered, UndividedThis photograph of Columbus Square might have been taken circa 1900-1910. The monument to Christopher Columbus: navigator; explorer; colonizer, who encountered Trinidad in 1498 on his third voyage, stands in the middle of the square surrounded by a beautifully manicured lawn, large trees, shrubs and palms, corner of Independence Square and Duncan Street, Port of Spain. The iron statute at the top of the monument was a gift from Hippolyte Borde, an affluent local cacao planter and merchant and it stands in a large round fountain safeguarded by a high iron fence and closed gates.enPlease contact the Main Library, The University of the West Indies for permission to use the digitized images. wimail@sta.uwi.eduTrinidad and TobagoPostcardsMonuments--Trinidad and TobagoMemorials--Trinidad and TobagoStatues--Trinidad and TobagoTrees--Trinidad and TobagoPalms--Trinidad and TobagoFences--Trinidad and TobagoImage