Roman Column - Dayton, Ohio
Posted by: DougK
N 39° 45.583 W 084° 11.568
16S E 740477 N 4404858
This replica of a Roman column is part of a gift exchange from Augsberg, Germany, a sister city of Dayton.
Waymark Code: WMFM9B
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 11/02/2012
Views: 4
A plaque on the base has an inscription reading:
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Dedicated July 1979
Here stands a replica of a 2000
year old Roman Column given by
Dayton's sister city. Ausburg,
Germany, in honor of the 200th
birthday of the United States.
In exchange, a statue fountain
was, presented to Augsburg and
erected October, 1979, for its
2000th birthday.
Project of Soroptimist Club of Dayton
and Sister Cites Committee
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From the Smithsonian AIC Description:
A four-side carved stone column, set on a two-tiered base, itself set on a concrete platform. The column is topped with a decorated gable and pinecone finial. The proper right side of the column depicts four people seated at a table and carved food symbols. The proper left side depicts a standing draped figure and a box. The front depicts four standing draped figures holding different objects; the back side has no carvings. On the lower front of the column, Latin inscriptions and four symbols of unknown meaning are carved.
TITLE: Roman Column
ARTIST(S): sculptor: Karl Kramer
DATE: 1979
MEDIUM: Stone on a concrete base
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS OH000018
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION: behind the Courthouse building
Third & Main Streets
Dayton, Ohio
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: None Noted
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