A DeKalb County judge last week ordered the relocation of the 30-foot obelisk at Decatur Square after the city argued it’d become a threat to public safety during recent protests .

As a large crane pulled down the obelisk just before midnight Thursday, people chanted, “Take it down!

State troopers surround the statue of Christopher Columbus after it was toppled in front of the Minnesota State Capitol on June 10.

Protesters in some cases and city leaders in others have taken down contentious statues, which some people say mark history and honor heritage while others argue they are racist symbols of America’s dark legacy of slavery.

Just this month alone, a series of statues have been removed, including Christopher Columbus, another controversial figure in US history.