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Plaça del Portal de la Pau
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Drassanes (L3)
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Columbus Monument
Monument a Colom
The Christoffel Columbus was built in 1888 in honor of the renowned explorer and discoverer of America.
At the center of the Plaça de
la Porta de Pau (Square of the Gate of Peace) stands
a monumental column topped by a statue of Christoffel
Columbus. The 60m / 
197ft
high monument, known as the Monument a Colom, was designed
by Gaietà Buigas i Monravà for the Universal
exhibition of 1888.
Columbus Monument
Christoffel Columbus
The monument is placed at the site
where Christoffel Columbus arrived in 1493 after his
discovery of America the year before. Columbus was presumably
born in Genoa, Italy. He first moved to Portugal and
later settled in Spain. Nevertheless in the 19th century
Columbus was considered a Catalan - some historians
still 
claimed he was born in Catalonia, hence the monument
for the famous explorer in Barcelona.
Statue of Columbus
The Statue
The 7m high statue shows a standing
Columbus pointing towards the sea. Oddly enough, he
is not pointing in the direction of the new world he
discovered.
Platform
The column can be visited, a lift brings
you to a platform from where you have an excellent view
over the Rambla and Port Vell.
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