Park Guell

Park Guell, a 10 min walk away from my apartment, is a garden complex with architectual elements situated on the hill of el Carmel in the Gracia district of Barcelona. It was designed by the Catalan architect Antoni Guadi and built in the years 1900-1914.

The park was owned and named after Eusebi Guell, a good friend of Gaudi, who entrusted him with building this estate, designed for the upper classes. The Barcelona City Council acquired the land in 1918 and transformed it into a public park in 1923.

The Entrance of Park Guell

Gaudi's multicolored mosaic dragon fountain at the main entrance

View from the park's high-point offers the most complete view of Barcelona

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View from across the park: the large cross

On top of the Large Cross

Colonnaded Footpath



Sagrada Familia and Barceloneta Beach in distance



The focal point of the park is the main terrace surrounded by a long bench in the form of a sea serpent

Buildings at the entrance have fantastically shaped roofs