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Mirador de Colom - Christopher Columbus Monument
Nearest Metro
Drassanes L3
City District
Ciutat Vella: El Gòtic
Photos of El Monumento a Cristóbal ColónBuilt in 1888 for the 1988 Universal Exhibition, this 57m tall monument commerates the discovery of America. The monument was a technological sensation when it was opened because it had the first hydraulic lift in Barcelona. The lift was inside the monument and took 4 minutes to transport visitors up to the same small viewing balcony that you can visit today. Christopher Columbus set sail from Spain and crossed the Atlantic Ocean in 1492, landing in the "new world" of the Americas. The expedition was financed by Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castille and you can still see the original agreements and papers in the city archives Arxiu historic. Columbus sailed west in search of a sea passage to India. His mission was twofold: open trade routes for exploitation and spread the gpspel of Christ. He sailed with three ships called the Niña, Pinta and Santa Maria. in 1492 and made landfall somewhere in the Bahamas. He returned to Europe and was named "Admiral of the Ocean Seas" by Ferdinand and Isabella. If you visit Barcelona cathedral La Seu you can still see the baptism font where the "indians" of the new world that came back with Columbus were baptized. He made three more voyages in the following years, always believing that he had reached Asia, and his success opened the door for Spain to conquer the Americas. The second Monday in October is celebrated as Columbus Day in the United States. America is named for Amerigo Vespucci, who explored what is now South America a few years after Columbus's initial voyage. The Mirador de Colom now has a faster and more modern lift, although still small, and a souvenir shop and bicycle hire service.
Opening times Mirador de Colom:
Open all year 08:30 to 20:30
Closed 1st Jan and 25/12
Disabled access.
Free entrance to Mirador de Colom with a Barcelona Card
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