Torre Jaume I

Torre Jaume I is a 107-metre high steel truss in , , , 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 .
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Photo: João Carvalho, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Columbus Monument and Palau Güell.

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The is a 60 m tall monument to Christopher Columbus at the lower end of , , , . It was constructed for the Exposición Universal de Barcelona in honor of Columbus' first voyage to the Americas. is situated 460 metres northwest of Torre Jaume I.

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The 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 of in , . is situated 1 km northwest of Torre Jaume I.

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is considered the most well known street in central . A tree-lined pedestrian street, it stretches for 1.2 kilometres connecting the in its center with the at . is situated 1 km northwest of Torre Jaume I.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include La Barceloneta and The Raval.

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is a neighborhood in the district of , , . The neighborhood was built in the 18th century for the residents of the Ribera neighborhood who had been displaced by the construction of the .

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El Raval is a neighborhood in the district of , the capital city of . The neighborhood, especially the part closest to the , was formerly known as Barri Xinès or Barrio Chino, meaning "Chinatown".

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The is the historic centre of the old city of . It stretches from to Via Laietana, and from the Mediterranean seafront to the Ronda de Sant Pere.

Torre Jaume I

Latitude
41.37207° or 41° 22′ 20″ north
Longitude
2.18011° or 2° 10′ 48″ east
Levels
9
Open location code
8FH495CJ+R2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 646563774
Open­Street­Map feature
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building=­public
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tower
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Wiki­data 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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