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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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: monument in Barcelona
  • Also known as: “Columbus Monument, Barcelona” and “Monument a Colom”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Marine museum and Drassanes.

Museum
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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. is situated 120 metres west of Columbus Monument.

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The Barcelona Royal Shipyard is a shipyard and former military building of Gothic architecture placed at the area of the . Today it houses the Barcelona Maritime Museum. is situated 170 metres west of Columbus Monument.

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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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Barri de la Mercè and The Raval.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Quarter
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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".

Quarter
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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.

Columbus Monument

Latitude
41.3758° or 41° 22′ 33″ north
Longitude
2.17777° or 2° 10′ 40″ east
Elevation
7 metres (23 feet)
Height
57 metres (187 feet)
Wheelchair access
yes
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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