🏟️ Columbus Monument, Barcelona

Spain · Europe · 41.38°N, 2.18°E

The Columbus Monument is a 60 m (197 ft) tall monument to Christopher Columbus at the lower end of La Rambla, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It was constructed for the Exposición Universal de Barcelona (1888) in honor of Columbus' first voyage to the Americas. The monument serves as a reminder that Christopher Columbus reported to Queen Isabella I and King Ferdinand V in Barcelona after his first trip to the new continent.

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Quick facts

Country	Spain
Continent / region	Europe
Coordinates (approx.)	41.38°N, 2.18°E · view on map

Columbus Monument, Barcelona is located in Spain, in Europe.

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