Torre Jaume I
Torre Jaume I is a 107-metre high steel truss tower in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, which was built in 1931 by Carlos Boigas. The tower is currently the fifth tallest aerial lift pylon in the world and is a part of the Port Vell Aerial Tramway from Torre Sant Sebastia to Montjuïc.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: João Carvalho, CC BY-SA 2.5.
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 460 metres northwest of Torre Jaume I.
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 1 km northwest of Torre Jaume I.
La Rambla
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Old Port and La Barceloneta.
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.
La Barceloneta
Quarter
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".
Torre Jaume I
- Type: Aerial lift
- Description: tramway tower of Barcelona
- Categories: architectural structure, tower, building, public building, station, and transportation
- Location: Ciutat Vella, Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Eastern Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.37207° or 41° 22′ 20″ northLongitude
2.18011° or 2° 10′ 48″ eastLevels
9Open location code
8FH495CJ+R2OpenStreetMap ID
way 646563774OpenStreetMap feature
aerialway=stationOpenStreetMap feature
building=publicOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerOpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationWikidata ID
Q2736529
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Torre Jaume I” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Torre de Jaume I”
- Catalan: “Torre Jaume I”
- Dutch: “Torre Jaume I”
- French: “Torre Jaume I”
- German: “Torre Jaume I”
- Hebrew: “מגדל חיימה הראשון”
- Italian: “Torre Jaume I”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Torre Jaume I”
- Norwegian: “Torre Jaume I”
- Portuguese: “Torre de Jaume I”
- Spanish: “Torre Jaime I”
- Spanish: “Torre Jaume I”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Torre Jaume I”. Photo: João Carvalho, CC BY-SA 2.5.