Marine museum
The Maritime Museum of Barcelona is located in the building of Drassanes Reials de Barcelona, the royal arsenal of Barcelona, dedicated to shipbuilding between the thirteenth century and eighteenth century.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Museum
- Description: museum
- Also known as: “Barcelona Maritime Museum”, “Maritime Museum of Barcelona”, “Museu Maritim”, and “Museu Marítim de Barcelona”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Columbus Monument and Palau Güell.
Columbus Monument
Photo: Gena Haltmair, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Columbus Monument is a 60 m tall monument to Christopher Columbus at the lower end of La Rambla, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It was constructed for the Exposición Universal de Barcelona in honor of Columbus' first voyage to the Americas. Columbus Monument is situated 160 metres east of Marine museum.
Palau Güell
Photo: Thomas Ledl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Palau Güell is a mansion designed by the architect Antoni Gaudí for the industrial tycoon Eusebi Güell, and was built between 1886 and 1888. It is situated on the Carrer Nou de la Rambla, in the El Raval neighborhood of Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain. Palau Güell is situated 400 metres north of Marine museum.
La Rambla
La Rambla is considered the most well known street in central Barcelona. A tree-lined pedestrian street, it stretches for 1.2 kilometres connecting the Plaça de Catalunya in its center with the Christopher Columbus Monument at Port Vell. La Rambla is situated 630 metres north of Marine museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Old Port and The Raval.
Old Port
Suburb
Photo: Jopsens, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Port Vell is a waterfront harbor in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, and part of the Port of Barcelona. It was built as part of an urban renewal program prior to the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.
The Raval
Quarter
Photo: Enfo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
El Raval is a neighborhood in the Ciutat Vella district of Barcelona, the capital city of Catalonia. The neighborhood, especially the part closest to the old port, was formerly known as Barri Xinès or Barrio Chino, meaning "Chinatown".
Gothic Quarter
Quarter
Photo: Michal Huniewicz, CC BY 3.0.
The Gothic Quarter is the historic centre of the old city of Barcelona. It stretches from La Rambla to Via Laietana, and from the Mediterranean seafront to the Ronda de Sant Pere.
Marine museum
- Categories: maritime museum, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Ciutat Vella, Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Eastern Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Marine museum” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Բարսելոնայի ծովային թանգարան”
- Basque: “Bartzelonako Itsas Museoa”
- Catalan: “el Museu Marítim”
- Catalan: “MMB”
- Catalan: “Museu Marítim de Barcelona”
- Catalan: “Museu Marítim”
- Czech: “Barcelonské námořní muzeum”
- Czech: “Museu Marítim de Barcelona”
- Czech: “Námořní muzeum v Barceloně”
- Dutch: “Maritiem Museum (Barcelona)”
- Dutch: “Maritiem Museum”
- Dutch: “Maritime Museum of Barcelona”
- Dutch: “MMB”
- French: “musée maritime de Barcelone”
- French: “Musée maritime de Barcelone”
- German: “MMB”
- German: “Museu Marítim de Barcelona”
- Hebrew: “המוזיאון הימי של ברצלונה”
- Italian: “Museu marítim de Barcelona”
- Italian: “Museu Marítim de Barcelona”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Museu Marítim”
- Norwegian: “Museu Marítim”
- Russian: “Морской музей Барселоны”
- Russian: “Морской музей”
- Spanish: “Museo Maritimo de Barcelona”
- Spanish: “Museo Marítimo de Barcelona”
- Spanish: “Museo Marítimo”
- Swedish: “Barcelonas sjöfartsmuseum”
- Ukrainian: “Морський музей Барселони”
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