2010-03-122010-03-122010-03-12https://hdl.handle.net/2139/6299Colour: Sepia; Style: Landscape; Other: Unbordered, UndividedThis photograph of the monument to Christopher Columbus: navigator; explorer; colonizer, who encountered Trinidad in 1498 on his third voyage, might have been taken around the turn of the nineteenth century. The monument lies in Columbus Square, corner of Independence Square and Duncan Street, east Port of Spain. The statute of Christopher Columbus, at the top of the monument, was a gift from Hippolyte Borde, an affluent local cacao planter and merchant. The iron statue stands on a monolithic base which is embellished by four gargoyles with four semi-circular basins below each. This structure then stands at the centre of a large round fountain which is railed around with chains and an iron fence. Many large trees including a Samaan surround the monument.enPlease contact the Main Library, The University of the West Indies for permission to use the digitized images. wimail@sta.uwi.eduTrinidad and TobagoPostcardsMonumentsMemorialsStatuesBuildingsColumbus, ChristopherImage