Plaça de les Drassanes
Plaça de les Drassanes is a square in Sants-Montjuïc, Barcelona, Catalonia. Plaça de les Drassanes is situated nearby to Avinguda del Paral·lel, as well as near the public building Servei de Conciliacions dels Serveis Territorials a Barcelona.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Columbus Monument and Drassanes.
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 250 metres northeast of Plaça de les Drassanes.
Drassanes
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The Barcelona Royal Shipyard is a shipyard and former military building of Gothic architecture placed at the Port Vell area of the Port of Barcelona. Today it houses the Barcelona Maritime Museum. Drassanes is situated 160 metres north of Plaça de les Drassanes.
Marine museum
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. Marine museum is situated 180 metres north of Plaça de les Drassanes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barri de la Mercè and The Raval.
Barri de la Mercè
Neighborhood
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Barri de la Mercè is a neighborhood.
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".
Ciutat Vella
Ciutat Vella is, as its name suggests, the oldest part of Barcelona. Centred along the Las Ramblas boulevard, it includes Barcelona's old port as well as parts built from the early Middle Ages to mid-19th century.
Plaça de les Drassanes
- Type: Square
- Category: locality
- Location: Sants-Montjuïc, Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Eastern Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
41.37389° or 41° 22′ 26″ northLongitude
2.17619° or 2° 10′ 34″ eastNamed after
Barcelona Royal ShipyardOpen location code
8FH495FG+HFOpenStreetMap ID
node 14108213691OpenStreetMap feature
place=square
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In Other Languages
“Plaça de les Drassanes” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Plaça de les Drassanes”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Avinguda del Paral·lel and Servei de Conciliacions dels Serveis Territorials a Barcelona.
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