Plaça de l’Ictíneo
Plaça de l’Ictíneo is a square in Ciutat Vella, Barcelona, Catalonia. Plaça de l’Ictíneo is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Mirador del Port Vell, as well as near the park Moll d’Espanya.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Museum of the History of Catalonia and La Rambla.
Museum of the History of Catalonia
Museum
Photo: Jordiferrer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Museum of the History of Catalonia is a history museum in Barcelona that promotes the awareness and knowledge of the history of Catalonia and its culture. Museum of the History of Catalonia is situated 310 metres northeast of Plaça de l’Ictíneo.
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 1 km west of Plaça de l’Ictíneo.
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 580 metres southwest of Plaça de l’Ictíneo.
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.
Plaça de l’Ictíneo
- Type: Square
- Categories: grassland and locality
- Location: Ciutat Vella, Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Eastern Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
41.3784° or 41° 22′ 42″ northLongitude
2.18378° or 2° 11′ 2″ eastOpen location code
8FH495HM+9GOpenStreetMap ID
way 448901122OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=grassOpenStreetMap feature
place=square
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In Other Languages
“Plaça de l’Ictíneo” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Plaça de l’Ictíneo”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mirador del Port Vell and Moll d’Espanya.
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