Columbus Monument

The Columbus Monument is a 60 m tall monument to Christopher Columbus at the lower end of , , , . It was constructed for the Exposición Universal de Barcelona in honor of Columbus' first voyage to the Americas.
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  • Tourist attraction
  • …lies at an elevation of 7 metres (23 feet)
  • …is wheelchair accessible
  • …stands 57 metres (187 feet) tall
  • Description: monument in Barcelona
  • Also known as
    “Columbus Monument, Barcelona”
    “Monument a Colom”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Marine museum and Drassanes.
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The Maritime Museum of Barcelona is located in the… is situated 120 metres west of Columbus Monument.
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The Barcelona Royal Shipyard is a shipyard and former… is situated 170 metres west of Columbus Monument.
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The is a mansion designed by the architect… is situated 450 metres northwest of Columbus Monument.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Barri de la Mercè and The Raval.
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is a neighborhood.
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El Raval is a neighborhood in the district of , the capital city of .
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The is the historic centre of the old city of .

Columbus Monument

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Latitude
41.3758° or 41° 22′ 33″ north
Longitude
2.17777° or 2° 10′ 40″ east
Open location code
8FH495GH+84
Open­Street­Map ID
way 126451774
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
6452890
Wiki­data ID
Q2288815

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Columbus Monument” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “نصب تذكاري لكولومبوس”
  • Armenian: “Կոլումբոսի հուշարձան (Բարսելոնա)”
  • Armenian: “Կոլումբոսի հուշարձան”
  • Basque: “Colonen monumentua”
  • Basque: “Kolonen monumentua”
  • Belarusian: “Манумент Калумбу”
  • Belarusian: “Хрыстафор Калумб”
  • Catalan: “Estàtua de Colom”
  • Catalan: “Monument a Colom”
  • Catalan: “Monument a Cristòfor Colom”
  • Cebuano: “Monument a Colom”
  • Chinese: “哥伦布纪念塔”
  • Chinese: “哥伦布纪念碑”
  • Chinese: “哥倫布紀念碑”
  • Dutch: “Columbus Monument”
  • Dutch: “Monument van Columbus”
  • Finnish: “Monument a Colom”
  • French: “colonne Christophe Colomb de Barcelone”
  • French: “Colonne Christophe Colomb”
  • Galician: “Monumento a Colón”
  • Hebrew: “אנדרטת קולומבוס”
  • Italian: “Monument a Colom”
  • Italian: “Monumento a Colombo”
  • Italian: “Monumento a Cristoforo Colombo”
  • Italian: “Monumento di Cristoforo Colombo a Barcellona”
  • Italian: “Monumento di Cristoforo Colombo”
  • Japanese: “コロンブスの塔”
  • Japanese: “コロンブスの記念塔”
  • Korean: “콜럼버스 기념탑”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Columbusmonumentet i Barcelona”
  • Norwegian: “Columbusmonumentet i Barcelona”
  • Persian: “بنای یادبود کریستف کلمب (بارسلون)”
  • Persian: “بنای یادبود کریستف کلمب”
  • Polish: “Pomnik Krzysztofa Kolumba w Barcelonie”
  • Portuguese: “Monumento a Colón”
  • Russian: “Монумент Колумбу”
  • Russian: “Памятник Колумбу”
  • Spanish: “Monumento a Colón (Barcelona)”
  • Spanish: “Monumento a Colon”
  • Spanish: “Monumento a Colón”
  • Swedish: “Columbusmonumentet”
  • Swedish: “Monument a Colom”
  • Turkish: “Columbus Anıtı”
  • Ukrainian: “Пам’ятник Колумбу”
  • Uzbek: “Kolumb haykali”

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