Passeig de Colom is a wide avenue lined with palm trees in the city of
Barcelona
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,
Catalonia
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,
Spain
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in the
Ciutat Vella
Ciutat Vella (, meaning in English "Old City") is a district of Barcelona, numbered District 1. The name means "old city" in Catalan and refers to the oldest neighborhoods in the city of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. ''Ciutat Vella'' is nest ...
district.
[Dorling Kindersley Travel Guides:Barcelona & Catalonia, Main Editor:Roger Williams:Published by Dorling Kindersley 2000, Map page 164:]
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
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra ( ; ; 29 September 1547 (assumed) – 22 April 1616 Old Style and New Style dates, NS) was a Spanish writer widely regarded as the greatest writer in the Spanish language and one of the world's pre-eminent novelist ...
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
{{Barcelona landmarks
Streets in Barcelona
Ciutat Vella