Amazing Park Güell, Barcelona

Park Güell is a garden complex with architectural elements situated on the hill of el Carmel in the Gràcia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It was designed by the Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí and built in the years 1900 to 1914. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site “Works of Antoni Gaudí”.

Antoni Gaudi Park Guell Entrance Dragon FountainThe park contains amazing stone structures, stunning tiling and fascinating buildings. You can see from this picture the Gaudi dragon fountain that is at the entrance to Guell park. This dragon is adorned in beautiful coloured tiling and there is something rather hypnotic and magical about it.

Antonio gaudi parc guell – large organic looking columns made from stone. Here you can see a walkway supported by twisting rock pillars that seem to be growing out of the ground like tree trunks. Gaudi was strongly influenced by natural shapes and used them in his work. The vibrant colours of the tiles are truly breathtaking.

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