Catalonia
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Ciutat Vella

Triumphal Arch

The Arc de Triomf, translated: Arch of Victory, is a memorial arch in , , Spain. It was built by architect Josep Vilaseca i Casanovas as the main access gate for the 1888 Barcelona World Fair.
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  • Type: Monument
  • Description: triumphal arch
  • Also known as: “Arc de Triomf”
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Palau de la Música Catalana and Arc de Triomf station.

Theater building
Photo: Doomuu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a concert hall in , , . Designed in the Catalan modernista style by the architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner, it was built between 1905 and 1908 for Orfeó Català, a choral society founded in 1891 that was a leading force in the Catalan cultural movement that came to be known as the Renaixença. is situated 590 metres southwest of Triumphal Arch.

Metro station
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Arc de Triomf is a Rodalies de Catalunya and Barcelona Metro interchange complex. It is named after the adjacent near which it is situated, in the district of in , . is situated 120 metres north of Triumphal Arch.

Museum
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Museu de la Xocolata or Museo del Chocolate in Spanish, is a private museum in , , , owned by the Gremio de Pastelería de Barcelona. is situated 450 metres south of Triumphal Arch.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sant Pere and Fort Pienc.

Neighborhood
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is a traditional neighborhood of the old city of , . It is named after the monastery de les Puelles. Nowadays, it is a part of the neighborhood.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood in the district of , , . Its name stems from a former military fortification which existed there until the 19th century called Fort Pius, Pienc is an adjective in Catalan meaning related to the name Pius.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Triumphal Arch

Latitude
41.39104° or 41° 23′ 28″ north
Longitude
2.18065° or 2° 10′ 50″ east
Inception
May 20th, 1888
Height
29 metres (95 feet)
Open location code
8FH495RJ+C7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 377875377
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­triumphal_arch
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q631075
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Triumphal Arch” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قوس النصر”
  • Armenian: “Բարսելոնայի հաղթակամար”
  • Basque: “Bartzelonako Garaipenaren Arkua”
  • Catalan: “Arc de Triomf (Barcelona)”
  • Catalan: “Arc de Triomf de Barcelona”
  • Catalan: “Arc de Triomf”
  • Chinese: “凯旋门 (巴塞罗那)”
  • Chinese: “凯旋门”
  • Chinese: “巴塞隆納凱旋門”
  • Czech: “Vítězný oblouk”
  • Dutch: “Arc de Triomf (Barcelona)”
  • Dutch: “Arc de Triomf”
  • Dutch: “Arc de Triomphe (Barcelona)”
  • Dutch: “Arc del Triomf (Barcelona)”
  • Dutch: “Arc del Triomf”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قوس النصر فى برشلونه”
  • Estonian: “Arc de Triomf”
  • Finnish: “Arc de Triomf”
  • Finnish: “Barcelonan riemukaari”
  • French: “Arc de triomphe (barcelone)”
  • French: “Arc De Triomphe (Barcelone)”
  • French: “arc de triomphe”
  • French: “Arc de triomphe”
  • French: “Arc de Triomphe”
  • Galician: “Arco de Triunfo de Barcelona”
  • German: “Arc de Triomf”
  • German: “Triumpfbogen”
  • Greek: “Arc de Triomf”
  • Greek: “Αψίδα του Θριάμβου στη Βαρκελώνη”
  • Greek: “Αψίδα του Θριάμβου”
  • Hebrew: “שער הניצחון (ברצלונה)”
  • Hebrew: “שער הניצחון בברצלונה”
  • Italian: “Arc de Triomf”
  • Italian: “Arco di Trionfo”
  • Japanese: “凱旋門”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Arc de Triomf”
  • Norwegian: “Arc de Triomf”
  • Persian: “طاق پیروزی (بارسلون)”
  • Persian: “طاق پیروزی”
  • Polish: “Łuk Triumfalny w Barcelonie”
  • Polish: “Łuk Triumfalny”
  • Portuguese: “Arco do Triunfo”
  • Romanian: “Arcul de triumf din Barcelona”
  • Romanian: “Arcul de Triumf din Barcelona”
  • Russian: “Arc de Triomf”
  • Russian: “Триумфальная арка (Барселона)”
  • Russian: “Триумфальная арка, Барселона”
  • Russian: “Триумфальная арка”
  • Spanish: “Arco de Triunfo (Barcelona)”
  • Spanish: “Arco de triunfo de barcelona”
  • Spanish: “Arco de Triunfo de Barcelona”
  • Spanish: “Arco de Triunfo”
  • Spanish: “Arco del triunfo de Barcelona”
  • Spanish: “Arco del Triunfo de Barcelona”
  • Ukrainian: “Тріумфальна арка (Барселона)”
  • Ukrainian: “Тріумфальна Арка (Барселона)”
  • Ukrainian: “Тріумфальна арка”
  • Western Panjabi: “جت دی ڈاٹ (بارسیلونا)”
  • Western Panjabi: “جت دی ڈاٹ”

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