Columbus Monument, a Barcelona Heritage
Travel in Barcelona means a visit to Sagrada Familia and Las Ramblas. These two destinations are just a few of the famous places of interest in Barcelona. However, there are more to see than these iconic sites.
Columbus Monument is just a few minutes away from Las Ramblas, in fact just at the end of it. The statue has a lift that would let you climb to the very peak of the pillar. The windows at the crest of the pillar of the statue which stood 60 meters high from the ground will give you a very fantastic view of the city. This is truly giving you a bird’s eye view of Barcelona. Each window has a sticker telling you what major attraction you can view over the window. It has an entrance fee of 2.20 Euro.
The statue is built for Christopher Columbus in 1888 and thought to be pointing to the New World (it refers to the countries that are non-Eurasian and non-African section of the world in particular the Australasia and Americas). The lion at the bottom of the statue also is impressive in his stance, so do not forget to include him on your Barcelona itinerary.
Here are some interesting facts to take note about Columbus Monument to take note in your Barcelona travel.
- From the top, it has the 7.2 m tall bronze statue of Columbus which stands on a round socle and Columbus is portrayed as pointing on a far place of new discovered land- the New World.
- The eight medallions represent the people with relations to Columbus namely: Martin Alonso Pinzon, Vicente Yanez Pinzon, Beatriz Fernandez de Bobadilla, Andres de Cabrera, Ferdinand V, Antonio de Marchena, Isabella I and Juan Perez.
- There are also four Monovar seated statues which represents the Spanish Kingdoms namely the Catalonia, Leon, Aragon, and Castille.
This one tall standing statue is worth a book to write and discuss about; so my suggestion is to get a whole lot of pictures to take with you home. For every side, every statue has a meaning that a History teacher would love to gaze at.
Have a glimpse of History through the Columbus Monument.
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