Column of Jerash

The column has been in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park since 1964, when it was gifted to the city by Hussein of Jordan for the 1964–65 New York World's Fair.

[8] During the World's Fair, the column stood alongside the Jordan Pavilion,[9] which housed a mural and poem portraying religious heritage and was designed to resemble sand dunes characteristic of the Jordanian desert.

[8] Although various structures of the World's Fair were disassembled following its conclusion in October 1965, the Column of Jerash was preserved in the park, true to its dedication.

[11] The Column of Jerash remains in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, to the east of the Unisphere, and is one of few exhibitions from the World's Fair still on display.

The History Channel undertook a $20,000 project to refurbish the column in 2004–05, amid concerns about weather conditions (such as acid rain) and structural integrity, as part of a larger collaboration with the city to restore and maintain various historic sites.

[5][12] The column is believed to be the second-oldest monument in New York City, behind only Cleopatra's Needle in Central Park.