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===''Columbus Monument''=== A [[Statue of Christopher Columbus (Chicago)|bronze statue]] by Carlo ("Charles", "Carl") Brioschi<ref>{{cite book |last1=Bach |first1=Ira |first2=and Mary Lackritz |last2=Gray |title=A Guide to Chicago's Public Sculpture |url=https://archive.org/details/guidetochicagosp0000bach |url-access=registration |publisher=The University of Chicago Press |location=Chicago |date=May 1983 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/guidetochicagosp0000bach/page/7 7β8] |isbn=978-0226033990}}</ref> was displayed on a monumental pedestal at the southern end of Grant Park. In 1933, Chicago celebrated its 100th anniversary with the [[Century of Progress]] World's Fair. In conjunction with the fair, Chicago's [[Italian-American]] community raised funds and donated the statue of the [[Genoa|Genoese]] navigator and explorer, Christopher Columbus.<ref>{{cite web |title=Christopher Columbus |url=http://www.cpdit01.com/resources/planning-and-development.fountains-monuments-and-sculptures/Grant%20Park/Christopher%20Columbus.pdf |publisher=Chicago Park District |access-date=July 1, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006170834/http://www.cpdit01.com/resources/planning-and-development.fountains-monuments-and-sculptures/Grant%20Park/Christopher%20Columbus.pdf |archive-date=October 6, 2011 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> It [[List of monuments and memorials removed during the George Floyd protests|was removed]] on July 24, 2020 by order of Mayor [[Lori Lightfoot]] amid the [[George Floyd protests in Chicago]] and [[2020 deployment of federal forces in the United States|the deployment of federal forces]] to Chicago over Lightfoot's objections.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gstalter |first1=Morgan |title=Chicago mayor has Christopher Columbus statue removed from city park |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/508843-chicago-mayor-has-christopher-columbus-statue-removed-from-city-park |website=TheHill |access-date=24 July 2020 |language=en |date=24 July 2020 |archive-date=July 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724121414/https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/508843-chicago-mayor-has-christopher-columbus-statue-removed-from-city-park |url-status=live }}</ref>
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