点评:At the end of La Rambla - where this iconic boulevard of Barcelona meets the see - and is continued with the short promenade called Rambla del Mar - the travel will find the monument dedicated to Christopher Columbus.
Born a Genovese - "adopted" by the kingdom of Castile he is the one who in 1492 set foot in the New World (as we know today Vikings were the first Europeans who did this centuries before Columbus) - as he was trying to find the way to India by going west.
But returning to the column - built for the World Exhibition of 1888 it stands 60 meters tall and it is hollow inside - well not that hollow because it is concealing a small elevator that takes you to observation platform at the top of the column. (for a fee of course and after you stood in queue).
It is interesting - it is a monument worthy of the great explorer and it is worth a few min of your time and a few pics.
... and yes Columbus is not pointing to the "New World" - he is just pointing out towards the Mediterranean Sea (maybe towards his hometown of Genoa?)
翻译:在兰布拉大街的尽头——这条巴塞罗那标志性大道与湖水的交汇处——继续沿着名为“Rambla del Mar”的短长长廊继续前行,您会发现克里斯托弗·哥伦布的纪念碑。
出生于热那亚人 - 被卡斯蒂利亚王国“收养”,他于 1492 年踏上新大陆(正如我们今天所知,维京人是比哥伦布早几个世纪的第一批欧洲人) - 因为他试图寻找新世界向西走去印度。
但回到为 1888 年世界博览会而建造的圆柱,它高 60 米,内部是空心的 - 并不是那么空心,因为它隐藏着一个小电梯,可以带您到圆柱顶部的观景台。 (当然是收费的,并且是在你排队之后)。
这很有趣——这是一座值得伟大探险家纪念的纪念碑,值得您花几分钟的时间并拍几张照片。
...是的,哥伦布并不是指向“新世界”——他只是指向地中海(也许是指向他的家乡热那亚?)