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Parc Güell
is a beautifully created landscape located 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 between 1900 and 1914. The park is named after Count
Eusebi Güell
who tried to create a tranquil setting for a housing site that was originally based on land
called 'Montaña Pelada' (Bare Mountain) which ironically only had a few trees and bushes.
Gaudí designed the roads around the park as structures jutting out from
the steep hillside using local stone with separate footpaths in arcades
underneath. The structures echo natural forms with sloping columns designed in a
similar way to his
Church of Colònia Güell
so that the inverted catenary
arch shapes form perfect compression structures.
The angled column design also bears similar properties to Gaudí's future
projects.
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Barcelona : Parc Güell
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