Park Güell

The Park Güell (Catalan: Parc Güell) is a public park system of gardens and architectonic elements. It is located on Carmelo Hill, in Barcelona (Spain). Carmelo Hill belongs to the mountain range of Sierra de Collserola — the Parque del Carmelo (Catalan: Parc del Carmel) is located on the northern face. Park Güell is located in La Salut, a neighborhood in the Gràcia district of Barcelona. With urbanization in mind, Eusebi Güell gave the design of the park to architect Antoni Gaudí. He designed the park in the Catalonian modernism style. The park was built between 1900 and 1914. It opened as a public park in 1926.

In 1984, UNESCO declared the park a World Heritage Site under “Works of Antoni Gaudí”. Park Güell was one of 100 finalists for the 12 Treasures of Spain in 2007.^[1]

Gallery of Images

View from the main terrace of the park.
Entrance to the Park.
Bird nests built by Gaudí in the terrace walls. The walls imitate the trees planted on them.
An uninterrupted view of the terrace walls.
Viaduct
One of Gaudí's unique tiles in Parc Güell
Ceiling Mosaic in the Hypostyle Room, Park Güell, Barcelona
Pavilion at the entrance
Third fountain at the entrance with the dragon
Casa Martí Trias i Domènech
Panoramic view of the entrance to the Park Güell. Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

The Gaudí House Museum
Gaudí's multicolored mosaic salamander, popularly known as "el drac" (the dragon), at the main entrance, as restored after the vandalism of February 2007
Gaudí's mosaic work on the main terrace
Doric columns support the roof of the lower court which forms the central terrace, with serpentine seating round its edge.
The unique shape of the serpentine bench enables the people sitting on it to converse privately, although the square is large. The bench is tiled and in order to dry up quickly after it rains, and to stop people from sitting in the wet part of the bench, small bumps were installed by Gaudí.
Roadway in the Park - resembles the pine trees of the park. In order to fit in, the road and walkway structures between the terraces were built with stones quarried within the park. Bird nests have been installed in the walkways.