Barcelona It's magic. A city to visit and tour again and again and rediscover each visit. And a few kilometers, 5 km away ... on Mount Carmel, he Guell park, infaltable include quotes if we travel in Barcelona, Synonym of Antoni Gaudí, renowned Spanish architect, icon of Catalan Modernism.
There is much written so much about Antonio Gaudi as the Guell park if we are interested in us know more about them. The park, one of the areas most popular touristically, It has of course its own website with information and history, as well as with visiting hours. So here I leave you alone some comments, curiosities, impressions left me tremendous work of a master and especially images that have been achieved in the tours during my ride, in each I reflected intend to let my experience and feelings that causes walking and observing every corner, each space, each monument, sculpture or building.
The park was commissioned the architect Gaudí by his close friend Count Eusebio Guell, who is named. Construction of the park began in 1900, although 1914 the work was halted due to the 1st World War, then works resume, in 1918 Eusebi Guell dies and his family decided to sell the park to the City of Barcelona. In 1926 Park is inaugurated as walk open to the public. In 1984 It was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
It was a development project on land that was afforested since had no vegetation, which also Gaudí was devoted to selecting considering the qualities of the land and the adaptation of the same trees. Un proyecto que contaría con cerca de 60 viviendas que finalmente no fueron construidas y que estarían provistas de los más modernos adelantos tecnológicos de la época. Debido entre otras cosas, al alto precio al que deseaban venderse las viviendas y la baja demanda, el proyecto no se ejecuto, solo fueron construidas dos casas, the Casa Trias y la actual Casa Museo Gaudí, que fue diseñada por uno de los ayudantes del Antonio Gaudí y construida como una casa modelo para la pensada urbanización, aquí vivió el arquitecto desde 1905 until 1925. Más tarde esta casa fue vendida a un particular, pero la Asociación Amigos de Gaudí la compra en 1936 para convertirla en Museo. Allí se exponen Obras de Gaudí y de sus ayudantes, as well as works by other renowned artists.
Park Guell is a ride that is enjoyed from the moment you enter, whatever one chooses to input. To appreciate calmly, really like what is, a playground, eye, For the soul. Beyond the vast number of visitors, It breathes tranquility. In my opinion, all the intentions of the architect, carefully designed and designed, his study of geometry to solve the characteristic structures, inspired by the forms of nature, They are perfectly reflected in this wonderful work, thus showing the unique style of an artist who knew how to put into practice his own genius, many of the teachings and possibly influenced by their teachers, as it was Josep Fontserè.
Every detail, each design keeps it the huge political symbolism, as it can be seen on the front steps where the Catalan countries are represented, and religious at the Monument to Calvary, or at the main entrance on Calle Olot, that seems to rise to the same sky. Symbolism both Güell Gaudí as his friend wanted to leave printed on the work. Some designs may also be related or interpreted as mythological or historical symbols philosophical, with a halo of magic and mystery that were seen willingly and attracted attention in the society of the time. In addition to the main entrance and the entrances on street Olot, there are other entrances on Avenida Coll del Portell and Carmel Highway.
The project had a wall which encircle the site and was built partially, materializing with stone obtained from the area. For the construction of some structures, Gaudí use advanced techniques for the time as prefabrication and subsequent transfer and placement.
Although the whole park impresses with its design and uniqueness is advisable to sign up spaces within the park should not miss to visit and enjoy as they are:
–The main entrance, the Spanish Steps and the Dragon or salamander whatever interpreted, which lies at its center.
–The hypostyle that would lodge the market urbanization and it is the structure that holds the top Plaza. Once there, advisable to look at the ceiling, wonderful and stop for a while, music surely accompany us because it is one of the places where many musicians come together.
–Square, its oval shape is accompanied by a bank in which we will sit surely relax and enjoy a magnificent point of the park, the zigzagging around its edge area for about a 100 meters. Also noticed here the coating glass and ceramics with unique design. Had been peering into view gargoyles Frieze.
–viaducts through the park for about 3 kilometers, allowing us to bridge the gap in levels. In their own structures we find different types of Gaudí and his innovative and meticulous design, evolution of styles, Gothic, Romanesque, baroque, of course with his own label. Under one of which I was able to get excited listening to a tango guitar a musician who like many alli will exhibit their art.
–The Calvary and the magnificent views. This monument also designed by Gaudí is located on the site of a chapel that did not come to be erected.
–Pavilions, goal and administration. Service airlines.
Each space, each structure and monuments invite you to stop, to admire its design and to let ourselves be filled with the feeling of being in a very special place. It may be noted many architectural elements coated either with pieces of ceramic or glass which gives it a special color according to how the light falls on them, everything seems magical.
After the tour, we brought with us unique images and that because of its structure, his design, its colors are once again and forever with us. Even in our own homes and gardens, surely, after visiting this park, leave at some point something printed what we have seen.
A place like so many, We incorporate in our knowledge and know. As the place is particularly, They will also be the sensations that each will cause, but surely somehow all the way, matter and technique, we have spoken, they have told their story somehow influence on us, this time from the hand of a brilliant architect Antonio Gaudi as it was.