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Antoni Gaudi's first major work for his patron and friend, industrial tycoon Count Eusebi Güell. The luxurious palace close to La Rambla was commissioned by Güell in 1880 and finished by Gaudi around 1888.
The place where it stands was in that time the center of Barcelona. Palau Güell has been designed as a town residence for this enormously rich family, where they could entertain their high society guests - Güell was fond of music and arranged concerts in his house. The facade has two parabolical arches big enough for horse-drawn carriages to enter the mansion through one of them (with direct access to the stables) and to leave through the other - that's how guests entered the palace.
Gaudi had little place but plenty of credit, so he centered the whole Art-Nouveau house around the huge, 3-storey-high central chamber with an amazing dome that lets the light in through plenty of openings, reminding us of a star-covered firmament.
On the roof you will find the most wonderful, colourful chimneys you've ever seen, decorated with tiles in a typical Gaudi way - each and every one of them unique.
Palau Güell was closed for renovation for last 3 years (except for the roof and - at times - the stables). The stables are also an attraction: during the Spanish civil war 1936-39 political prisoners were held there (it served as a secret police dungeon to the Republicans).
The palace should finally re-open this year, so, if you're into architecture, don't miss this Gaudi gem just a leap away from La Rambla.
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Carrer Nou de la Rambla 3
08001 Barcelona, Spain |
| TRANSPORT: | Metro: L3 (Liceu); Buses: 14, 38, 59, 91 |
| PHONE: | +34 93 317 39 74 |
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| Entry by | la_lucia |
| from | Berlin |
| no. of entries | 121 |
| written on | 2008-01-24 |
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