“Nothing is art if it does not come from nature.”
Antoni
Gaudi
One
of the many famous sites to see in Barcelona is Parc Guell which is
located on Camel Hill in the Collserola mountain range. It is in
the Gracia District in the La Salut neighborhood of Barcelona. Joe
and I have been fans of Antoni Gaudi’s architectural art and design
since we came to Barcelona back in 1985.
“The
straight line belongs to men, the curved one to God.”
Antoni
Gaudi
Our
bus tour took us to the top of Camel Hill and let us out near the
main gate. I loved how they painted all the cement barriers in
bright colors and designs in the parking area. We were very excited
about getting into the park and seeing the amazing park. This park
was the idea of Eusebi Guell, a Spanish Entrepreneur who bought this
land in 1900 and planned to build an estate for the rich. His idea
was to design a closed development for sixty families. It was to be
a garden city. He employed Antoni Gaudi to build it and design the
layout. They were friends and I read a quote that Gaudi said to
Guell, “Sometimes I think we are the only people who like this
architecture.” Wherein Guell replied,” I don’t like your
architecture, I respect it.”
“Those
who look for the laws of Nature as a support for their new works
collaborate with the creator.”
Antoni
Gaudi
In
the end, the park only had two homes in it that were built. The
Larrard House is where Guell lived. Antoni Gaudi moved in with his
family and father in 1906 to the house that is now the museum and
stayed till 1925. This was the only house he ever bought. Guell
died in 1918 at which time his heirs sold the park to the city. The
park was built between 1900 to 1914 and was officially opened in
1926.
“Artist
do not need monuments erected for them because their works are their
monuments.”
Antoni
Gaudi
I
adored all the mosaic work and loved the curves and shapes of the
benches and overhangs. There were crowds but we still managed to
get around and see a lot. Gaudi is wonderful at combining nature
with art. He was an architect during the Naturalistic phase in the
first decade of the twentieth century.
“Nothing
is art if it does not come from nature.”
Antoni
Gaudi
One
of the many famous sites to see in Barcelona is Parc Guell which is
located on Camel Hill in the Collserola mountain range. It is in
the Gracia District in the La Salut neighborhood of Barcelona. Joe
and I have been fans of Antoni Gaudi’s architectural art and design
since we came to Barcelona back in 1985.
“The
straight line belongs to men, the curved one to God.”
Antoni
Gaudi
Our
bus tour took us to the top of Camel Hill and let us out near the
main gate. I loved how they painted all the cement barriers in
bright colors and designs in the parking area. We were very excited
about getting into the park and seeing the amazing park. This park
was the idea of Eusebi Guell, a Spanish Entrepreneur who bought this
land in 1900 and planned to build an estate for the rich. His idea
was to design a closed development for sixty families. It was to be
a garden city. He employed Antoni Gaudi to build it and design the
layout. They were friends and I read a quote that Gaudi said to
Guell, “Sometimes I think we are the only people who like this
architecture.” Wherein Guell replied,” I don’t like your
architecture, I respect it.”
“Those
who look for the laws of Nature as a support for their new works
collaborate with the creator."
Antoni Gaudi
In
the end, the park only had two homes in it that were built. The
Larrard House is where Guell lived. Antoni Gaudi moved in with his
family and father in 1906 to the house that is now the museum and
stayed till 1925. This was the only house he ever bought. Guell
died in 1918 at which time his heirs sold the park to the city. The
park was built between 1900 to 1914 and was officially opened in
1926.
“Artist
do not need monuments erected for them because their works are their
monuments.”
Antoni
Gaudi
I
adored all the mosaic work and loved the curves and shapes of the
benches and overhangs. There were crowds but we still managed to
get around and see a lot. Gaudi is wonderful at combining nature
with art. He was an architect during the Naturalistic phase in the
first decade of the twentieth century.
“Nothing
is art if it does not come from nature.”
Antoni Gaudi
The
views were absolutely gorgeous from the park high above the city.
What an amazing park. Gaudi combines nature with his art in this
park and it is a masterpiece. The details were amazing. There was
so much to see in such a little amount of time that we were allotted
at this stop. We wished we had more time as we thoroughly enjoyed
this park and would highly recommend it to all. See more:
https://parkguell.org.
“Tomorrow
we will do beautiful things.”
Antoni
Gaudi
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