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Fantastic Park Guell
Park Guell - a wonderful architectural complex in Barcelona is considered to be a vibrant cultural attraction in Spain. The author of the project of this amazing park is the famous architect Antoni Gaudi. Major work on the construction of the park ensemble that combines gardens and residential areas on the territory of 17, 18 hectares, were conducted in the years 1900-1914.
The idea of creating the park was first voiced by Eusebi Guell, he dreamed of creating the garden city, is just such projects were very fashionable at the time in Britain.
To realize his dream Guell buys about fifteen acres of land, which was cut into sixty plots for construction of private houses. But the area in those days was quite distant from the center of Barcelona, so it was purchased just two sites.
But in spite of this, work on the construction of parkland were under way: to equip the territory paves driveways, entrance halls were constructed as well as the surrounding wall area.
Owners of private residences in the park became the architect Gaudi, who lived here until 1925, and he Guell, and their homes survived. The residence was later Guell, a municipal school opened, and Gaudi mansion is now the house-museum of the great architect.
The heirs sold the Park Guell in Barcelona authorities, who turned it into a city park complex. Tourists are already at the main entrance can enjoy delicious forms fantastic houses, which are more like a sculpture than in the architectural structure.
No less beautiful and grand staircase, which is equipped with fountains, it leads to the famous "Hall of hundred columns", equipped with 86 Doric columns.
In 1984, UNESCO included Parc Güell a World Heritage Site.
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The idea of creating the park was first voiced by Eusebi Guell, he dreamed of creating the garden city, is just such projects were very fashionable at the time in Britain.
To realize his dream Guell buys about fifteen acres of land, which was cut into sixty plots for construction of private houses. But the area in those days was quite distant from the center of Barcelona, so it was purchased just two sites.
But in spite of this, work on the construction of parkland were under way: to equip the territory paves driveways, entrance halls were constructed as well as the surrounding wall area.
Owners of private residences in the park became the architect Gaudi, who lived here until 1925, and he Guell, and their homes survived. The residence was later Guell, a municipal school opened, and Gaudi mansion is now the house-museum of the great architect.
The heirs sold the Park Guell in Barcelona authorities, who turned it into a city park complex. Tourists are already at the main entrance can enjoy delicious forms fantastic houses, which are more like a sculpture than in the architectural structure.
No less beautiful and grand staircase, which is equipped with fountains, it leads to the famous "Hall of hundred columns", equipped with 86 Doric columns.
In 1984, UNESCO included Parc Güell a World Heritage Site.
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