Park Guell
Carrer d’Olot, Barcelona.
1900-1914
Park Guell was commissioned by Eusebi
Guell. He wanted to construct a garden city,
inspired by the English garden city movement,
having a stylish park for Barcelona aristocracy.
It became a commercially unsuccessful idea
for a planned housing site and in 1923 it was
given to the city as a permanent public park.
The park contains amazing stone structures,
stunning tiling and fascinating buildings.
At the top of Guell park is a terraced area
where you get a wonderful view of the park
and of Barcelona City. Here you will find
multicolored tiled mosaic seats that invites
up to 5,000 people to rest and marvel.
The pavilions, designed by Gaudi, seem
to be taken out of Hansel and Gretel with
curved roofs covered with brightly colored
tiles and ornamented spires. The staircase
has a dragon-like lizard, decorated mosaic
of broken ceramics pieces.
Park Guell also has a small house in the park
which Gaudi lived in at one stage. The house
has now been converted into a museum and
contains interesting furniture also designed
by Gaudi.
