The explorer and navigator, Christopher Columbus, was born around 1451, in which city?
Christopher Columbus House Christopher Columbus House The Christopher Columbus House in Genoa is an 18th-century reconstruction of the house in which Christopher Columbus grew up. The house is located outside Genoa's 14th-century walls. During the Renaissance, the area became subject to intense building, mainly consisting of public housing. Columbus was born in 1451, and historical documents indicated that Columbus lived here between approximately 1455 and 1470. At this time, the house had two or maybe three stories, with a shop on the ground floor, and the front door to the left of the shop. According to historian Marcello Staglieno, the original house was
Christopher Columbus (Grant Park) Christopher Columbus (Grant Park) Christopher Columbus is a bronze statue of explorer Christopher Columbus in Grant Park, in Chicago. It was created by Milanese-born sculptor Carlo Brioschi, and installed in 1933. It is set on an exedra and pedestal designed with the help of architect Clarence H. Johnson. 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 Genoese navigator and explorer Christopher Columbus. It was placed at the south end of Grant Park, near the site of the fair,