The 1892 Worlds Fair, held in Chicago, celebrated the 400th anniversary of the discovery of the New World. In 1891, the Chicago Herald, an American newspaper, erected this sphere (hewn from native limestone) in commemoration of Columbus landfall.
The 1892 Worlds Fair, held in Chicago, celebrated the 400th anniversary of the discovery of the New World. In 1891, the Chicago Herald, an American newspaper, erected this sphere (hewn from native limestone) in commemoration of Columbus landfall.