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Passeig de Colom, Barcelona

Street in Barcelona

Summary

Street in Barcelona

Field	Value
name	Passeig de Colom
marker_image	[[File:Escut de Barcelona.svg	50px]]
image	15-10-27-Vista des de l'estàtua de Colom a Barcelona-WMA 2778.jpg
image_map	Districte de Ciutat Vella.svg
caption	Looking east along Passeig de Colom.
map_caption	The district of Ciutat Vella
namesake	Christopher Columbus
length_km	1.1054
location	Ciutat Vella, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
coordinates
completion_date	Constructed in 1878
inauguration_date
website

Passeig de Colom is a wide avenue lined with palm trees in the city of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain in the Ciutat Vella district.

History

The street runs eastwards from the Columbus monument to the Central Post Office and was constructed from 1878 onwards when the former sea wall was demolished.

Architecture

Buildings of interest

At number 6 Passeig de Colom is the House of Cervantes, where the famous writer Miguel de Cervantes lodged during his stay in Barcelona. The building dates from the 16th century. In the adjacent square, dedicated to the businessman Antonio López y López, you can find the Central Post Office which was designed by the architects Goda and Torray (1914). Inside the building there are paintings by Francesc Galí and Josep Obiols, which decorate main hall.

References

Dorling Kindersley Travel Guides:Barcelona & Catalonia, Main Editor:Roger Williams:Published by Dorling Kindersley 2000, Map page 164:{{ISBN. 0-7513-1152-9

Wikipedia Source

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