Guell Park (Parc Guell), Barcelona
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Parc Guell
Address: Carrer d'Olot
The best part of this park is actually not the architecture of Gaudi, but the views of the city. It is definitely a nice walk and worth the effort to get there. For those of you who might be less physically active, taking a cab is recomended. Walking up the hills to get to this park can be difficult for those with health issues. Between the creations of Gaudi, and views of the city, this a must see if you are ever in Barcelona .
Note that you can take the sting out of the walk up by getting a 22 bus to the junction of Avinguda de Valcarca and Carrer de la Farigola. From here, a series of escalators goes up the hill.
Count Eusebi Guell was a prominent industrialist in Barcelona and he decided to build a garden city with 60 houses on a hill called Monta?±a Pelada (Bare Mountain). The venture was not successful and only two houses were built (not by Gaudi), and Guell convinced Gaudi to buy one of them (designed by Ramon Berenguer). This house is now the Casa-Museu Gaudi, which contains furniture designed by Gaudi and other personal effects of the architect. The park was designed by Gaudi and built between 1900 and 1914. The city has owned the park since 1923.
At the entrance to the park there is a main staircase that has a dragon fountain that is made of broken bits of glazed ceramic tile. 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. The bench was made by the architect Josep Maria Jujol. At the top of the park is the Closed Chapel, which has a large cross on top of it. This place has very good views of the city. The park was declared a Patrimony of Mankind by the UNESCO in 1984.
Address: Carrer d'Olot
The best part of this park is actually not the architecture of Gaudi, but the views of the city. It is definitely a nice walk and worth the effort to get there. For those of you who might be less physically active, taking a cab is recomended. Walking up the hills to get to this park can be difficult for those with health issues. Between the creations of Gaudi, and views of the city, this a must see if you are ever in Barcelona .
Note that you can take the sting out of the walk up by getting a 22 bus to the junction of Avinguda de Valcarca and Carrer de la Farigola. From here, a series of escalators goes up the hill.
Count Eusebi Guell was a prominent industrialist in Barcelona and he decided to build a garden city with 60 houses on a hill called Monta?±a Pelada (Bare Mountain). The venture was not successful and only two houses were built (not by Gaudi), and Guell convinced Gaudi to buy one of them (designed by Ramon Berenguer). This house is now the Casa-Museu Gaudi, which contains furniture designed by Gaudi and other personal effects of the architect. The park was designed by Gaudi and built between 1900 and 1914. The city has owned the park since 1923.
At the entrance to the park there is a main staircase that has a dragon fountain that is made of broken bits of glazed ceramic tile. 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. The bench was made by the architect Josep Maria Jujol. At the top of the park is the Closed Chapel, which has a large cross on top of it. This place has very good views of the city. The park was declared a Patrimony of Mankind by the UNESCO in 1984.
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Carrer Olot
Barcelona
Spain
Barcelona
Spain