La Rambla

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01 La Rambla begins at Placa de Catalunya Barcelona Spain
02A La Rambla is a large boulevard which runs through the heart of Barcelona city centre Barcelona Spain
02B La Rambla is a tree-lined pedestrian street connecting Placa de Catalunya with the Christopher Columbus Monument at Port Vell Barcelona Spain
03 MUHBA Via Sepulcral Romana Roman burial tombs just off La Rambla Barcelona Spain
04A The Mercat de Sant Josep de la Boqueria is a large public market on La Rambla Barcelona Spain
04B La Boqueria sign is cast iron and stained glass with Barcelona Coat of Arms and former Crown of Aragon with the bat as a heraldic symbol La Rambla Barcelona Spain
04C La Boqueria is a bustling market built on the ruins of an old convent called Sant Josep La Rambla Barcelona Spain
05A Fruit stand at La Boqueria La Rambla Barcelona Spain
05B Olive Oil stand at La Boqueria La Rambla Barcelona Spain
05C Fruit and juice stand at La Boqueria La Rambla Barcelona Spain
05D Ham and Jamon Iberico shop at La Boqueria La Rambla Barcelona Spain
05E Fish and sardine stand at La Boqueria La Rambla Barcelona Spain
06A Street art painted on a door on Carrer de Petritxol near La Rambla Barcelona Spain
06B Street art tiles with words hi passa en fantastic vol barba d en russinyol on Carrer de Petritxol near La Rambla Barcelona Spain
07 Santa Maria del Pi is a church near La Rambla Barcelona Spain
08 Mosaic del Pla de l Os is a large and colourful circular mosaic by famed artist Joan Miro, inlaid in the ground along La Rambla Barcelona Spain
09A Locals and tourists alike stroll down the boulevard La Rambla Barcelona Spain
09B Police patrol La Rambla at night La Rambla Barcelona Spain
10 Gran Teatre del Liceu opera house opened in 1847.on La Rambla Barcelona Spain
11A Placa Reial Royal Plaza was erected in mid-19C and has palm trees and a fountain near La Rambla Barcelona Spain
11B Placa Reial Royal Plaza has the fountain of the three Graces by Antoni Rovira i Trias near La Rambla Barcelona Spain
12A The street light in Placa Reial Royal Plaza next to the fountain was designed by Antoni Gaudi in 1879 near La Rambla Barcelona Spain
12B The Gaudi street light in Placa Reial Royal Plaza has the Barcelona coat of arms in the centre of the column near La Rambla Barcelona Spain
12C The Gaudi street light lamp post in Placa Reial Royal Plaza has six arms and gas lamps on each arm near La Rambla Barcelona Spain
12D The Gaudi street light lamp post in Placa Reial Royal Plaza is crowned by a Caduceus with two snakes and a winged helmet, representing Mercury near La Rambla Barcelona Spain
13A Columbus Monument is a 60m monument to Christopher Columbus at the lower end of La Rambla Barcelona Spain
13B Embarkment of Columbus in the port of Palos on 3 August 1492 by Manuel Fuxa Plinth Columbus Monument La Rambla Barcelona Spain
14A Columbus Monument Pedestal close up La Rambla Barcelona Spain
14B Columbus Monument Pedestal is topped by four bronze winged victories above paired griffins La Rambla Barcelona Spain
15 At the very top of the Columbus monument stands a 7m bronze statue of Columbus sculpted by Rafael Atche La Rambla Barcelona Spain
16A Tree-lined La Rambla and a view of Barcelona to the surrounding hills from the Columbus monument viewing platform Barcelona Spain
16B View of Barcelona includes Torre Glories, a 38-story skyscraper designed by French architect Jean Nouvel from the Columbus monument viewing platform Barcelona Spain
16C View of Barcelona down Passeig de Colom and the sailboats in the harbour from the Columbus monument viewing platform Barcelona Spain
16D The W Barcelona Hotel was designed by Ricardo Bofill and Edificio Tetuan from the Columbus monument viewing platform Barcelona Spain
16E Edifici Colon Building (Torre Maritima) is a 28-floor office skyscraper from the Columbus monument viewing platform Barcelona Spain
16F Montjuic Hill from the Columbus monument viewing platform Barcelona Spain