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Christopher Columbus Monument, Galway

Christopher Columbus Monument is a monument near Spanish Parade in Galway, County Galway, 610 m south-west of the centre. Blake's Castle is within 60 m.

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On these shores around 1477 the Genoese sailor Cristoforo Colombo found sure signs of land beyond the Atlantic. La città di Genova alla città di Galway 29.VI.1992
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Monuments
Nearest road
Spanish ParadeThe closest named road, measured here. The map records no address for this place, so this is not a statement about where its door is.
From the centre
610 m south-west, in a straight line
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Recorded as accessibleOne tag covering the whole place. It does not say whether the entrance, the inside, the toilets or the route to the door are step free, and this page will not say so either.
Dated
1992-06-29
Parking
Spanish Arch Car Park, 70 m away
Bus stop
Spanish Arch, 30 m away

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Christopher Columbus Monument is in Galway, County Galway. Routes here end at the point the map records for this place. No entrance has been verified, so the last few metres are for you to judge. Spanish Arch Car Park is 70 m away and the map records it as open to the public.

It is 610 m south-west of the centre of Galway in a straight line, on Spanish Parade. The nearest stop the map records is Spanish Arch, 30 m away in a straight line.
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The nearest scheduled stop is Spanish Arch (522011), 20 m away in a straight line. Use the planner to check walking connections for your journey.

  • Spanish Arch 20 m
    buses 401, 424, 525 and 809
    Scheduled departures from this stop
  • Fr Griffin Rd 280 m
    bus 401
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  • Merchants Rd 310 m
    bus 844
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  • Victoria Place 520 m
    buses 401 and 424
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  • St Francis Street 540 m
    buses 405, 404, 407, 402, 419 and 411 among others
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Not at Christopher Columbus Monument. These are at other venues within a few hundred metres of it.

Within a short walk

What else the map names within four hundred metres of Christopher Columbus Monument, on Spanish Parade and around it.

Also on Spanish Parade

Spanish Parade carries 5 of the places the map names in Galway.

Everything on Spanish Parade

Other monuments in Galway

Nearest to Christopher Columbus Monument first, and the figure beside each one is how far it is from Christopher Columbus Monument, in a straight line. Same point, same measure.

All 24 monuments in Galway

Questions people ask

Where is Christopher Columbus Monument?
On Spanish Parade in Galway, County Galway, 610 m south-west of the centre; the nearest car park is 70 m away.
What are the opening hours of Christopher Columbus Monument?
Opening hours are not available on this page yet. Check with the business before travelling.
How far is Christopher Columbus Monument from the centre of Galway?
610 m south-west of the centre, measured in a straight line. The map above can work out the walk along the footpaths from wherever you are.
Are there other monuments near Christopher Columbus Monument?
24 in Galway altogether. The nearest are Blake's Castle on Quay Street, Martin Theatre on Kirwan's Lane and Hall of the Red Earl on Druid Lane.
How do you get to Christopher Columbus Monument without a car?
The nearest stop in the national timetable is Spanish Arch, 20 m away in a straight line, and buses 401, 424, 525 and 809 call there, run by Bus Éireann and Island Ferries Teoranta. The planner on this page works out the walk from that stop over real footways and the whole journey from wherever you are starting, for the day and time you choose.

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The name, the kind of place, the address where the record carries one, and any website, phone or opening hours shown as recorded on the map are tags on OpenStreetMap node/699771692, and can be corrected there.
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Every distance, the nearest road where the record has no address, which car park and which stop are nearest, and the order of the lists are this site’s own calculations from those records. Distances are straight lines between two points, not walks along the footpaths, and the map will route the real walk on request. A mistake in any of this is a mistake here rather than on the map.

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