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Columbus Monument

Built 1888, historicist architecture, cast-iron architecture.

Built
1888
Style
historicist architecture, cast-iron architecture
Materials
iron, bronze
Height
57 m

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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