tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3779807043886482428.post159753454390028595..comments2021-10-23T00:09:57.755-04:00Comments on Forgotten Delights: Giovanni da Verrazzano: OMOM Essay 3Dianne Durantehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09233249351090824531noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3779807043886482428.post-994844315673128382007-01-17T16:38:00.000-05:002007-01-17T16:38:00.000-05:00The base was originally marble, which apparently d...The base was originally marble, which apparently deteriorated badly over the next few decades - New York winters and New York air quality are not kind to soft stone. Eventually the lower edge of Verrazzano's cloak was lopped off and the base was replaced with granite, which is much more durable; unfortunately, it's difficult to make out the inscription because of the flecks in the granite. I'm looking forward to seeing Verrazzano back in place - I wonder if the base has been changed yet again?Dianne Durantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09233249351090824531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3779807043886482428.post-51620737345552859592007-01-17T10:48:00.000-05:002007-01-17T10:48:00.000-05:00I just found out about this statue while looking t...I just found out about this statue while looking through old photographs of Battery Park in the Library of Congress collection. The statue looked a bit different at its <a href="http://memory.loc.gov/service/pnp/ggbain/04300/04346v.jpg">dedication</a> (October 7, 1909).Friends of the Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03867456366330664035noreply@blogger.com