Thursday, 21 November 2013

Columbia University (King’s College) – New York City

The statue of Alma Mater by American sculptor Daniel Chester French is actually as famous since the statue of Abraham Lincoln within the Lincoln Memorial also by French.

Columbia, originally King%u2019s College prior to the American Revolution, changed it%u2019s name on the metaphoric nickname of America in line with the name of Christopher Columbus.

Columbia is a metaphoric term for the American goddess Liberty.

In the tradition of italian capital, the statue of Alma Mater (dear mother) embodies many classic and grand qualities in a place a greater learning.

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