Columbus Monument
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Gena Haltmair, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Email: info@barcelonaturisme.com
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: monument in Barcelona
- Also known as: “Columbus Monument, Barcelona” and “Monument a Colom”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Palau Güell and Duana del Port de Barcelona.
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 450 metres northwest of Columbus Monument.
Duana del Port de Barcelona
Public building
Photo: Tony Hisgett, CC BY 2.0.
Duana del Port de Barcelona is a public building, which is situated 120 metres south of Columbus Monument.
La Rambla
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Old Port and Gothic Quarter.
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.
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.
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".
Columbus Monument
- Categories: monument, group of sculptures, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Ciutat Vella, Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Eastern Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
41.3758° or 41° 22′ 33″ northLongitude
2.17777° or 2° 10′ 40″ eastElevation
7 metres (23 feet)Height
60 metres (197 feet)Open location code
8FH495GH+84OpenStreetMap ID
way 126451774OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yes
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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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