Barcelona Wax Museum
Barcelona Wax Museum is a museum in Ciutat Vella, Barcelona, Catalonia. Barcelona Wax Museum is situated nearby to Columbus Monument, as well as near Palau Güell.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Enfo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 180 metres south of Barcelona Wax 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 300 metres northwest of Barcelona Wax 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 480 metres northwest of Barcelona Wax Museum.
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".
Barcelona Wax Museum
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum
- Categories: building, tourism, public building, and tourist attraction
- Location: Ciutat Vella, Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Eastern Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
41.37742° or 41° 22′ 39″ northLongitude
2.17728° or 2° 10′ 38″ eastElevation
18 metres (59 feet)Levels
4Open location code
8FH495GG+XWOpenStreetMap ID
way 166566543OpenStreetMap feature
building=publicOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Spanish—“Barcelona Wax Museum” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Բարսելոնայի մոմե արձանների թանգարան”
- Basque: “Bartzelonako Argizari Museoa”
- Catalan: “Museu de cera Barcelona”
- Catalan: “Museu de Cera de Barcelona”
- Catalan: “Museu de Cera”
- French: “musée de cire de Barcelone”
- French: “Musée de cire de Barcelone”
- French: “Museu de Cera de Barcelone”
- Korean: “바르셀로나 왁스 박물관”
- Russian: “Музей восковых фигур Барселоны”
- Spanish: “Museo de Cera de Barcelona”
- Spanish: “Museo de Cera”
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