Monumento a Colón - Barcelona, Spain
Posted by: razalas
N 41° 22.545 E 002° 10.672
31T E 431251 N 4580796
One of the most emblematic monuments in the town is also a Look-Out Tower.
Waymark Code: WMBZD5
Location: Cataluña, Spain
Date Posted: 07/07/2011
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One of the most emblematic monuments in the town. The 52 metre high column was designed by Gaietà Buïgas for the 1888 World Exhibition, and is crowned by a statue of Christopher Columbus, a work by Rafael Arché that stands 7 metres tall. A lift goes up the inside of the column to a viewpoint from which a magnificent panoramic view of the city can be enjoyed. The statue points with its index finger towards America.
From the official tourism site of the government of Spain: (
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