Columbus Monument

This tall monument portrays Christopher Columbus pointing towards the New World with one hand, and holding a scroll in the other. It was designed as a tribute to Columbus’ return to Spain and to his first report to the King and Queen in Barcelona. It was built in time for Barcelona’s 1888 Universal Exposition and all construction was completed by Spanish workers! It might not look like it, but the inside is actually hollow, and you can take an elevator up to the top.