This ornate monument, constructed for the Barcelona World’s Fair in 1888, towers almost 200 feet over the city’s harbor. It marks the spot where Columbus returned to Spain after his first voyage to the Americas. At the top, a statue of Columbus points out to sea. I photograph the base of the column, where four winged victories take flight towards the four corners of the world, above paired griffins. I link the movement of the statues to the delicate clouds that float in the background, as well as to a smaller sculpture on the top of a nearby building.