Columbus Monument Barcelona

A statue in honor of Christopher Columbus located at Port Vell

The Columbus Monument is a statue in honor of Christopher Columbus located at the end of the Ramblas in front of the Port of Barcelona (Port Vell)

Columbus Statue 'Mirador de Colón'

Centrally located in the Plaça de la Porte de Pau in Barcelona's harbour and at the start of the Ramblas is a large cast-iron column supporting a statue of Christopher Columbus. The Columbus monument (60 metres high), known in Catalan as the Monument a Colom, was designed for the 1888 World Fair that was held in Barcelona.

Christopher Columbus & Barcelona

The base of the Columbus monument is located on the site where Christopher Columbus returned from discovering America in 1493 and reported to Queen Isabella and Ferdinand about his first journey to the new world. It is thought that Columbus was born in Genoa, Italy. He first moved to Portugal and later settled in Spain. The over seven-metre-high statue (created by Raphael Atche), depicts Christopher Columbus pointing to the sea. Curiously, he's not pointing toward the new world he discovered.

^{The Columbus statue near Barcelona Port Vell}

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Where is the Columbus monument in Barcelona?

Close to the Columbus statue:

Las Ramblas

Port Vell

Maritime Museum

Plaça Reial