This is a 60 meters (197 ft) tall monument dedicated to Christopher Columbusat the lower end of La Rambla. It was constructed for the Universal Exhibition in Barcelona (1888) and it is located at the site where Columbus returned to Spain after his first voyage to the Americas. The statue was sculpted by Rafael Atché and it is said to depict Columbus pointing towards the New World with his right hand (although he actually points Sa Calobra, a beach in Mallorca Island), while holding a scroll in the left. An elevator used to bring visitors to a high platform from where they could have an excellent view over La Rambla and Port Vell, but nowadays it is closed. His finger is about 50 cm long (1.64ft.)!
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