au , ▁between ▁j unction ▁Las ▁R amb las ▁and ▁the ▁P asse ig ▁de ▁Col om , ▁opposite ▁the ▁Barcelona ' s ▁old ▁port . ▁Bu ilt ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁the ▁discover er ▁Christopher ▁Columb us , ▁was ▁opened ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 8 8 8 . ▁The ▁monument ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁C ay et ano ▁Bu ig as ▁and ▁has ▁a ▁height ▁of ▁ 6 0 ▁meters . ▁The ▁statue ▁of ▁Columb us ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁an ▁iron ▁column , ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁work ▁in ▁bronze ▁by ▁the ▁sculpt or ▁Rafael ▁At ché ▁of ▁ 7 ▁meters . ▁The ▁monument ▁is ▁divided ▁into ▁three ▁sections : ▁a ▁circular ▁base , ▁with ▁four ▁fl ights ▁of ▁st airs ▁to ▁ 6 ▁meters ▁wide , ▁with ▁eight ▁stat ues ▁of ▁Leon ▁and ▁eight ▁relief s ▁with ▁the ▁shield s ▁of ▁the ▁Spanish ▁provinces ▁and ▁Top ▁acts ▁performed ▁by ▁Columb us ; ▁an ▁estate ▁eight ▁sides , ▁four ▁of ▁them ▁arranged ▁as ▁but tr ess ▁s ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁Cross ▁with ▁alleg or ical ▁stat ues ▁of ▁Catal onia , ▁Arag on , ▁Cast ile ▁and ▁Leon , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁figures ▁Bern ardo ▁Bu il , ▁Pedro ▁Mar gar it ▁Ja ume ▁Fer rer ▁de ▁Bl anes ▁and ▁Luis ▁de ▁Sant á ng el ; ▁the ▁column ▁Cor inth ian ▁with ▁a ▁base ▁figures ▁car av els , ▁G ry phon ▁and ▁wing ed ▁F ames , ▁the ▁capital ▁representations ▁of ▁Europe , ▁Africa , ▁Asia ▁and ▁America