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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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Palau Güell and Duana del Port de Barcelona.

The 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 of in , . is situated 450 metres northwest of Columbus Monument.

Public building
is a public building, which is situated 120 metres south of Columbus Monument.

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is considered the most well known street in central . A tree-lined pedestrian street, it stretches for 1.2 kilometres connecting the in its center with the Christopher Columbus Monument at . is situated 650 metres northwest of Columbus Monument.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Port and Gothic Quarter.

Suburb
Port Vell is a waterfront harbor in , , , and part of the Port of Barcelona. It was built as part of an urban renewal program prior to the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.

Quarter
The is the historic centre of the old city of . It stretches from to Via Laietana, and from the Mediterranean seafront to the Ronda de Sant Pere.

Quarter
El Raval is a neighborhood in the district of , the capital city of . The neighborhood, especially the part closest to the , was formerly known as Barri Xinès or Barrio Chino, meaning "Chinatown".

Columbus Monument

Latitude
41.3758° or 41° 22′ 33″ north
Longitude
2.17777° or 2° 10′ 40″ east
Elevation
7 metres (23 feet)
Height
60 metres (197 feet)
Open location code
8FH495GH+84
Open­Street­Map ID
way 126451774
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
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
  • 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
  • Ukrainian: Пам’ятник Колумбу
  • Uzbek: Kolumb haykali

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