Commissioned by Count Eusebi Güell, Parque Guelle is a famous and well known Art Nouveau park designed by architect Antoni Gaudi. The park was built between 1900 and 1914, and is considered a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Originally intended as an upper-class housing development, Parc Guell failed due to its distance from the city centre at the time. It now serves as a park that highlights Gaudi’s imagination and artistic genius. Visitors to the park enter a fantasy world filled with things such as a multi-colored mosaic dragon fountain, mushroom pavilions, rolling benches, a colonnaded footpath, birds nests built in terraced walls, and more. There is also the Chamber of the Columns – a forest of 100 columns topped by ceramic mosaics. A small museum to Gaudi is on the park grounds in the house where he once lived. Maybe you can also see the Porantula while there.

It was designed by Gaudi. A must see in Barcelona!

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Mark C.

Oct 22, 2008

If you like La Sagrada Familia then you will love Park Guell. This park is a peaceful haven that has more of Gaudi’s warped creations, like a giant mosaic lizard fountain – its really cool. I definitely recommend you check this place out. Open 7am – 8pm and it FREE!

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Ellie M.

Aug 22, 2008

I could say "anything by Gaudi" is my favourite place, but I think Parc Guell is really something, because it combines two things I really adore-creative, colourful architecture (the one that is actually Art) and nature. A lovely place to visit with friends, but also alone (it is so vivid and playful that one can hardly feel lonesome or depressed), but for your sake, NOT during the summer because you will be fried like bacon under the hot Spanish sun! :p

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Esa V.

Oct 24, 2008

This park is located very well, you have a beautiful view over the whole city and the beach too. Great place to be with your love one during the sunset

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Niki H.

Jul 31, 2008

I'm in love with this place! It’s the most amazing park I have ever been to! I’m so into Antonio Gaudi’s crazy and colorful mosaics, the benches, buildings and spectacular stone structures..

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Silke S.

Jan 25, 2009

Der Parc-Güell im Nordosten der Stadt ist wohl der bekannteste Park von Barcelona . Das liegt vor allem an den vielen, von Gaudi gestallteten Gebäuden.

Ein Angehöriger einer reichen Barcelonaer Adelsfamilie, Eusebi Güell wollte, dass Gaudi für ihn eine Gartensiedlung entwirft. Im Jahr 1900 begann Gaudi mit der Verplanung. Die Idee fand allerdings wenig Zuspruch und so stellte man die Arbeiten 14 Jahre später wieder ein. Doch Gaudi griff die Idee wieder auf und gestaltete die Anlage.

Wie auch an den meisten anderen Plätzen in Barcelona war auch hier viel los. Gerade im Eingangsbereich sind zahlreiche Touristen unterwegs - kein Wunder, die Gaudi-Häuser stehen auch überwiegend im Eingangsbereich.

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