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The Palau Güell (Catalan pronunciation: [pəˈlaw ˈɣweʎ], English: Güell Palace) is a mansion designed by the architect Antoni Gaudí for the industrial tycoon Eusebi Güell, and was built between 1886 and 1888.
Isabel's father, a patron of Antoni Gaudí, commissioned works such as the Palau Güell and Park Güell. [3] She lived in Palau Güell with her parents and siblings from her teenage years until 1901, when she married Carlos de Sentmenat y Sentmenat, Grandee of Spain, IX Marquis of Castelldosrius, Marquis of Orís and Baron of Santa Pau. [2]
Palacio Güell; Casa Mila; Casa Vicens; Nativity Façade and Crypt of the Sagrada Familia * Other parts of the Sagrada Familia, including the Sagrada Família Schools, are included in the buffer zone of the 5th part of the WHS site. Casa Batlló; Crypt at the Colònia Güell Buffer zone includes part of the Colònia Güell and the Torre Salvana
Parc Güell is located in La Salut, a neighborhood in the Gràcia district of Barcelona. With urbanization in mind, Eusebi Güell assigned the design of the park to Antoni Gaudí, a renowned architect and the face of Catalan modernism. The park was built from 1900 to 1914 and was officially opened as a public park in 1926.
Gaudí received the commission for this work in 1882 from his patron Eusebi Güell, [1] who had seen Gaudí's work at the Paris Expo in 1878; in this year Gaudí received a number of other commissions including the Palau Güell, the Pabellones Güell de Pedralbes, the Park Güell and the crypt of the Church of Colònia Güell in Santa Coloma de Cervelló.
Eusebi Güell i Bacigalupi, 1st Count of Güell (Catalan pronunciation: [əwˈzɛβi ˈɣweʎ]; 15 December 1846 – 8 July 1918) was a Catalan entrepreneur who profited greatly from the industrial revolution in Catalonia in the late 19th century.
The “Fountain of Hercules” still stands near the Palau Reial de Pedralbes, restored in 1983; it consists of a bust of Hercules surmounting a basin with the coat of arms of Catalonia and with a spout in the shape of a Chinese dragon. [8] In 1969 the Pavellons Güell were declared a Monument of National Historic and Artistic Interest. [9]
The Gaudí House Museum (Catalan: Casa Museu Gaudí; Spanish: Casa-Museo Gaudí), located within the Park Güell in Barcelona, is a historic home museum that houses a collection of furniture and objects designed by the Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí. It was the residence of Gaudí for almost 20 years, from 1906 until the end of 1925.