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# In Baltimore, a Pedestal Left Empty for Exactly Six Years Since Columbus Was Taken Down Has Finally Found a New Occupant
- URL: https://theparnassian.com/en/v-baltimore-pustuiushchii-rovno-shest-let-pedestal-s-kotorogo-sniali-pamiatnik-kolumbu-nakonets-obriol-novogo-obitatelia/
- Published: 2026-07-11T07:38:25.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-01T05:25:39.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: Art, Society, Humour

In Baltimore, the pedestal that has stood empty for exactly six years, ever since the monument to Columbus was removed from it, has finally acquired a new occupant. True, this Renaissance lasted only a few minutes, and the self-proclaimed David was led away by the police.

This time, dropped trousers proved an insufficiently weighty qualification for entering history