Philadelphia Removes Box Covering Christopher Columbus Statue After Court Ruling
Workers in Philadelphia have removed the box that was covering a Christopher Columbus statue.
Workers completed the work on Dec. 11, video footage from Marconi Plaza showed.
The box, which had the colors of the Italian flag, was removed via crane as onlookers cheered.
A Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania panel ruled recently that the city must take down the box around the 10-foot tall marble statue, which was erected 146 years ago in honor of Columbus, an Italian explorer, and designated as a historic object by the Philadelphia Historical Commission in 2017.
The panel found that the city violated a rule governing how public input is received on a proposal to remove public artwork….