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Columbus Circle in New York City
Written by VacationIdea.com Travel Editors.
Columbus Circle, located at the ends of Central Park South and Central Park West, is home to one of the main entrances to Central Park, the Trump International Hotel and the new 80-storey Time Warner skyscrapers.
In the center of Columbus Circle stands a marble statue of the explorer Christopher Columbus, perched on top of a tall granite column.
Visitors enter Central Park through Merchants' Gate which features the colossal Maine Monument and pedestrian paths leading into the Park.
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Written By the Travel Editors at VacationIdea.com, Last Update: Oct 31, 2003