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Park Güell was commissioned by
Eusebi Güell who wanted to create a stylish park for Barcelona aristocracy. The park contains amazing stone
structures (see below), stunning tiling and fascinating buildings. You can see
from this picture the Gaudí dragon fountain that is at the entrance to Güell
park. This dragon is adorned in beautiful coloured tiling and there is
something rather hypnotic and magical about it.
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| Antonio Gaudí parc Güell - large organic looking columns made from stone. |
At
the top of Güell park is a terraced area where you get a wonderful view of the
park and of Barcelona City. Here you will find multi-coloured tiled mosaic
seats as shown in this picture. The vibrant colours of the tiles are truly
breathtakin
Park Güell also has a small house in
the park which Gaudí lived in at one stage. The house has now been converted
into a museum and contains interesting furniture also designed by Gaudí.
At
the entrance to the park, you will find the main staircase with a dragon
fountain made of broken bits of glazed ceramic tile (trencadis). This
leads to the Salon of the Hundred Columns, which was supposed to be a market
place. The columns really number only 84 and are Doric in form. The ceiling of
the Salon has tiled mosaics with designs on the ceiling. On top of the salon is
a public square with a very large undulating bench in the form of a sea serpent
that has backrests adorned with the broken bits of glazed tile
To
some, the highlight of Parc Guell is not the architecture of Gaudi,
but the views of the city. It is definitely a nice walk and worth the effort to
visit
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