Columbia

"Why would he send his savior unto them, if they will not raise a finger for our own salvation? And though they deserved not his mercy, he has led them to this New Eden, a last chance for redemption. And the Prophet shall lead the people to the New Eden."

--Su Ji-Hoon, New Eden

Columbia is a city floating in the sky, and the primary setting of BioShock Infinite. The city was commissioned by the United States government and founded by Zachary Hale Comstock as a symbol of American political and religious ideals. Columbia, capable of flight due to the scientific discoveries of physicist Rosalind Lutece, was completed in the events of When the Cold Breeze Blows Away, and seceded from the United States years later.