PARC GÜELL

Divina Moreno, Núria López i Alexandra Pal

GENERAL DOCUMENTATION

Name: Parc GüellArchitect: Antoni GaudíDate: 1900 - 1914Location: Barcelona, CataloniaStyle: ModernismMaterial: Stone, Ceramic, IronConstructive system: new materials.

ARCHITECT

Antoni Gaudí i Cornet (Reus June 25, 1852 - Barcelona, June 10, 1926) was a spanish architect, leader of the Catalan Modernism.Major works of Gaudí: Vicens Barcelona 1883-1888; Casa Botines1891-1894 León; Templo Expiatorio de la Sagrada Familia 1883-1926 Barcelona

Vicens Barcelona

Casa Botines

Sagrada Família

Formal analysisPark Güell is a large garden with architectural elements situated on the top of Barcelona (Spain), the side facing the sea, not far from the TibidaboBelongs to his natural stage, where the architect refines his personal style

The park covers an area of 17.18 hectares.

Because of its location outside the city and a high altitude, the park is a haven of peace that contrasts

with the noise and frenzy of the city.

ENTRANCE OF PARC GÜELL

• Access to the park has a large allegorical symbolism where, within the conceptual parameters sharing and Count Güell Gaudí, the Catalan political focus and the Catholic religion, urbanization is presented as an allegory representing the highest spiritual and earthly world, with references both to the advancement of industry and development of the bourgeoisie and the classical tradition of Greco-Roman culture, and especially and above all, the presence of religion: access to the park is the entrance to Paradise, andalusia utopian place where calm and wellbeing. Gate designed by Gaudi that was never built.

•At the entrance is a hall of 400 square

meters for organizing access to the park,

whose sides are two service areas like

caves, on the left to the garage and

warehouse, and the right to shelter for

carriages .

•This last room has a circular central column supported by a cone-shaped, with a structure

reminiscent of an elephant's legs, that column is similar to that in the crypt of the Monastery of Sant

Pere de Rodes, potential inspired the architect.

• The dragon or salamander represents the city of Nîmes (present in the arms of the city), where he grew up Güell and on this figure is a small building on a tripod, alluding to that used by the Delphi pitonisa

THE DRAGON

Gaudí worked to achieve a seamless integration of their works in nature. columns consisting of rocks suggest trunks of trees, natural caves and stalactitesThere are ways wavy, similar to rivers of lava and covered walkways with columns, stalactites and shapes.Many of the surfaces are covered with pieces of ceramic or glass as a mosaic of colors.

Hall of a Hundred Columns

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