The Peace Square (in Spanish: Plaza de la Paz), officially called Peace Square John Paul II (in Spanish: Plaza de la Paz Juan Pablo II) is an open public space in Barranquilla, Colombia. It is located in the central sector of the city, near the Metropolitan Cathedral. Built in 1986 to accommodate the crowd that welcomed Pope John Paul II in his trip to Colombia, was remodeled between 2011 and 2013. In 2018, its expansion began, which was put into service on December 30, 2019.
Referring to the square in his speech that day, Pope John Paul II said:
With an area of 37,000 mò (after the expansion in 2018-2019), the square is the starting and finishing point for various cultural, political and social events.
Among the monuments and structures in the square, there are: the sculpture "El PolicÃÂa Amigo" (a sculpture of a policeman holding a dove), a bust of Mahatma Gandhi (donated by the government of India, being a replica of a sculpture created by Ram V. Sutar), the Casa Catinchi (a neoclassical mansion restored as part of the plaza's expansion) and the Cubo de Cristal (an event venue built of glass).