Park Güell, Barcelona, Spain

Park Güell is perhaps Barcelona's most famous park - work of the architect Antoni Guadí - it's located in the hill of el Carmel near Grácia and it's easily accessible by metro or by bus.
Park Güell Entry, Barcelona, Spain
Part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site the park is absolutely amazing and right from the entrance one is dazzled by the way its building's architecture merges with the nature that surrounds them.
Park Güell Staircase, Barcelona, Spain
Above a picture from the spectacular main entrance of the park. The stairways dominate the scenario and are filled with sculptures and fountains. Climbing them, will take you to the columns that support the central terrace, place where the views are also fantastic (I'll publish them in my next post).
Park Güell Dragon, Barcelona, Spain
Above in detail one the sculptures that's placed halfway in the stairways - one of the park's icons, made with a million of multicolored mosaics, Gaudí's dragon fountain.

3 comments:

rainfield61 said...

you have presented a fascinating building architecture.
Good to know that Spain believe in dragon as well but it looks quite different from oriental dragon.

uought2b.a.dog said...

I love the architecture!! Awesome photos!

SGE said...

Hi guys!

And yes, in deed Guadí was an extraordinary architect.

Thanks for the visit!

Cheers,
SGE

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