Parc Güell

Amazing architectural mixture

Address:

D'Olot, s/n - Barri Gotic
08024 - Sarrià, Sant Gervasi & Tibidabo
Barcelona

Nearest Bus or Train:

Lesseps / Bus: 24

Open Hours:

10a-onwards M-Su

Built between 1910 and 1914 and now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Gaudí's original aim in this 20-hectare park was to create a harmonious combination of urban and natural landscapes by building houses, gardens and public institutions, but the project was never completed. However, you do get to see a great mixture of architectural styles. For instance, the columns of the Sala de las Cien Columnas (Hall of the Hundred Columns) are purely classical, while the balcony they support is an example of romantic style, and it's covered in modernist-style colored mosaic tiles.

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