Torre Sant Sebastià
Torre Sant Sebastià is a 78-metre-tall free-standing lattice tower in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain which is used as a suspension cable station. It is the terminal of the Port Vell Aerial Tramway of Barcelona, which runs over Torre Jaume I to Montjuïc.- Type: Aerial lift
- Description: building in Barcelona Province, Spain
- Also known as: “Torre Sant Sebastia”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Torre del Rellotge and Columbus Monument.
Torre del Rellotge
Lighthouse
Photo: Canaan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Torre del Rellotge is a lighthouse, which is situated 260 metres northwest of Torre Sant Sebastià.
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 1 km west of Torre Sant Sebastià.
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 1½ km northwest of Torre Sant Sebastià.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include La Barceloneta and La Ribera.
La Barceloneta
Quarter
La Barceloneta is a neighborhood in the Ciutat Vella district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The neighborhood was built in the 18th century for the residents of the Ribera neighborhood who had been displaced by the construction of the Ciutadella of Barcelona.
La Ribera
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
La Ribera is one of the areas of the quarter of Sant Pere, Santa Caterina i la Ribera of Ciutat Vella of Barcelona.
Torre Sant Sebastià
- Categories: architectural structure, building, public building, station, and transportation
- Location: Ciutat Vella, Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Eastern Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.37317° or 41° 22′ 23″ northLongitude
2.18781° or 2° 11′ 16″ eastHeight
87 metres (285 feet)Open location code
8FH495FQ+74OpenStreetMap ID
way 126760606OpenStreetMap feature
aerialway=stationOpenStreetMap feature
building=publicOpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q1798626
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Torre Sant Sebastià” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Torre de Sant Sebastià”
- Catalan: “Torre Sant Sebastià”
- Dutch: “Torre Sant Sebastià”
- French: “Torre Sant Sebastia”
- French: “Torre Sant Sebastià”
- German: “Torre Sant Sebastia”
- Italian: “Torre Sant Sebastià”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Torre Sant Sebastià”
- Norwegian: “Torre Sant Sebastià”
- Spanish: “Torre San Sebastián”
- Spanish: “Torre Sant Sebastia”
- Spanish: “Torre Sant Sebastià”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Club Natació Atlètic Barceloneta and Dàrsena de la Indústria.
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