Christopher Colombus monument - Barcelona
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The Columbus Monument in Barcelona!
Of course we went to the top, because we like the vista from the highest places we can get in all the cities we visit. :) It's what we do.
60 meters tall (because we're in Europe)
It was constructed on the site where Columbus returned to Spain after his first voyage to the Americas. It serves as a reminder that it was in Barcelona that Columbus reported to Queen Isabella and Ferdinand after his most famous trip.
Supposedly, the statue points east towards Columbus' home city of Genoa instead of west toward the New World. I think they just put it up facing the wrong direction and left it that way.
It is definitely worth the short ride up! 360 degree views of the Port of Barcelona
That is the end of LAS RAMBLAS. More about that in the post about Las Ramblas and Boqueria :)
Can you spot the Cathedral and La Sagrada Familia?
Can you spot the Cathedral and La Sagrada Familia?
Gorgeous Catalan architecture
It was chilly but it was beautiful and we can't wait to get back there!
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