Monumento de Cristobal Colon
Monumento de Cristobal Colon
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Neighborhood: Salamanca (District)
How to get there
- Colón • 2 min walk
- Serrano • 4 min walk
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COLCHONEROMadrid
Madrid, Spain5,040 contributions
Oct 2023 • Couples
Beautiful and magnificent statue almost twenty meters high made of marble and in various styles, highlighting neo-Gothic and neoclassical. It is a well-deserved tribute to the discoverer of America. The statue of Columbus is about three meters high. Being in the middle of the square you can't get close and that has its good and bad sides. We have to see it
Written October 10, 2023
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Vladimiramirela
Mississauga, Canada1,881 contributions
Sep 2019
One of the most impressive and tall statues in Madrid is the monument dedicated to Christofor Columbus. Dominating the Plaza del Colon, nearby the Discovery Gardens, it stands proudly in its center, visible from afar.
Written January 21, 2020
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sheepygold
london5,503 contributions
Jul 2018 • Solo
This is a beautifully sculpted monument which like all similar monuments in Madrid is stuck bang in the middle of a busy main road. However if you go to the West of it you can get a picture of the monument with the largest Spanish flag in the world behind - even better on a windy day when it unfurls.
Written July 14, 2018
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Les L
St. Petersburg, FL15,899 contributions
Jun 2016 • Friends
Located in the middle of the street like many of Madrid's major monuments, it's hard to get up close but it's impressive from all angles.
Written July 28, 2016
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BennyMalaga
Malaga, Spain89,730 contributions
Apr 2016 • Couples
The Monument to Cristobal Colon honors Columbus and is on the very busy Plaza de Colon, which has heavy traffic beside it. The statue is very clean and it is made of Italian marble and the sculptor was Jeronimo Suñol.
Written April 27, 2016
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Brattyhands
Edinburgh, UK2,391 contributions
Apr 2016 • Business
The statue is located in the middle of a very very busy large round-a-bout, so getting close to the statue can prove a bit hairy. The statue is beautifully carved and worth a closer look.
Written April 4, 2016
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BennyMalaga
Malaga, Spain89,730 contributions
Sep 2015 • Couples
The Christopher Columbus Monument is located at the Plaza de Colon and is beside the Paseo de Castellana, one of the main avenues of the city. It is a beautiful monument and we have passed it almost every day during our stay in the city.
Written September 21, 2015
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BennyMalaga
Malaga, Spain89,730 contributions
Dec 2013 • Couples
The Monument to Columbus was the work of the architects/artists Arturo Mélida and Jerónimo Suñol, and the statue was created between 1881 and 1885. It is located at the Paseo de Castellana and is beside the Plaza de Colon. The statue of Columbus is 3 meters high and is made of white marble from Italy. At his right hand he has the flag of Castille.
Written January 6, 2014
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Raintree_Thailand
Bangkok, Thailand4,444 contributions
May 2024 • Couples
The monument to Chrisopher Columbus is an elegant column with a statue of the explorer on top. Centrally placed in the Plaza de Colon, it's difficult to get more than a glimpse when passing by in a vehicle; good to get down and walk around to appreciate.
Written May 17, 2024
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Neil K
Liverpool, UK828,711 contributions
Sep 2023 • Friends
The main focal point of Plaza De Colon is this near 200 feet column and statue in honour of one of the most famous historical figures namely Cristobal Colon ( Christopher Columbus ).
Erected in 1888 ,this monument pays homage to this most famous of men ,nowadays Christopher Columbus ( 1451-1506 ) is viewed by historians with controversial eye's,his interactions with the indigenous people he personally called and labeled as " Indians " ,his use of violence to the peoples he encounter ,his use of slavery ,changing the culture of the peoples of the America's by forcing the native peoples to convert to Christianity by acts of brutality and the introduction of new diseases that wiped out large swathes of the natives of the America's ,that aside in the eyes of the people of Spain he was a great navigator,an explorer who expanded the Spanish Empire and brought great wealth to the country and the " discoverer " of the America's ,whatever your views are of this monument it's still an amazing looking column and monument ,the statue atop the column was the work of sculptor Jeronimo Sunol and is so well detailed .
Well worth checking out if you're near Plaza De Colon.
Erected in 1888 ,this monument pays homage to this most famous of men ,nowadays Christopher Columbus ( 1451-1506 ) is viewed by historians with controversial eye's,his interactions with the indigenous people he personally called and labeled as " Indians " ,his use of violence to the peoples he encounter ,his use of slavery ,changing the culture of the peoples of the America's by forcing the native peoples to convert to Christianity by acts of brutality and the introduction of new diseases that wiped out large swathes of the natives of the America's ,that aside in the eyes of the people of Spain he was a great navigator,an explorer who expanded the Spanish Empire and brought great wealth to the country and the " discoverer " of the America's ,whatever your views are of this monument it's still an amazing looking column and monument ,the statue atop the column was the work of sculptor Jeronimo Sunol and is so well detailed .
Well worth checking out if you're near Plaza De Colon.
Written September 24, 2023
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