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Park Güell is the reflection of Gaudí's broad artistic talents. The park is associated with his naturalist phase, which occurred in the first decade of the 20th century. During this period, Gaudí perfected his style through inspiration from organic shapes. His practice introduced a series of new structural solutions rooted in the analysis of ...
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.
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
Park Güell is situated in Barcelona's Càrmel district, a rugged area, with steep slopes that Gaudí negotiated with a system of viaducts integrated into the terrain. The main entrance to the park has a building on each side, intended as a porter's lodge and an office, and the site is surrounded by a stone and glazed-ceramic wall.
In 1900, Güell bought land in Gracia, Barcelona and employed Gaudí to build an estate for the rich. At that time, the area was considered to be remote and the project failed to realize commercial success. Only two houses were built. In 1923, the Güell family gave the land to the city, as Park Güell.
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Park Güell, Palau Güell and Casa Milà, had previously been granted the status in 1984. In its statement, UNESCO stated that “these works attest to the exceptional contribution of Gaudí’s creations, to the evolution of architecture and construction techniques in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Scale model at the Catalunya en Miniatura park. Casa Milà is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Works of Antoni Gaudí". It was a predecessor of some buildings with a similar biomorphic appearance: the 1921 Einstein Tower in Potsdam, designed by Erich Mendelsohn; Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in Manhattan, New York, designed by Frank Lloyd ...