The Palau Guell is a town mansion (translated
literally a “palace”), built for industrialist and
Gaudi’s patron Eusebi Guell.

The home was centered on a main room for
entertaining high society guests. Guests
entered the home in horse drawn carriages
through the front iron gates, which featured a
parabolic arch and intricate patterns of forged
iron-work resembling seaweed and in some
parts a horsewhip.

The ornate walls and ceilings of the receiving
room disguised small viewing windows high
on the walls where the owners of the home
could view their guests from the upper floor.

A forest of chimneys and ventilator shafts are
sculpture pieces that enhance the roof.
Covered with colorful ceramic pieces (called
trencadis). There is a total of 20 chimneys.