Indiana Repertory Theatre 140 West Washington Indianapolis Indiana 46222
Date:
1927
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1994.
Image on file.
unsigned
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Summary:
Highly ornamented terra cotta bas-relief building facade. The ornamentation around the central bay is in the Churrigueresque manner of Spanish Baroque architecture. At the top of the central arch is a diamond-shaped portrait medallion of Christopher Columbus. Near the top of the facade is a semi-circular niche topped with an ornamental concha. On either side is a round portrait medallion depicting King Ferdinand of Spain on the left; and Queen Isabella on the right. Above this is an entablature with royal griffins and swans and a crest with a shield and urn of pomegranates resting on a bull's head at the center.
