Parc Guell Barcelona

by Joan Carroll

Title

Parc Guell Barcelona

Artist

Joan Carroll

Medium

Photograph - Digital Art

Description

Parc Guell in Barcelona Spain is a strange, enchanting place where Gaudi's passion for natural forms really took flight. It is like no other park that you have ever been to! Park Guell originated in 1900, when Count Eusebi Guell bought a tree-covered hillside (then outside Barcelona) and hired Gaudi to create a miniature city of houses for the wealthy in landscaped grounds. The project was a commercial flop and was abandoned in 1914 - but not before Gaudi had created 3km of roads and walks, steps, a plaza and two gatehouses in his inimitable manner. In 1922 the city bought the estate for use as a public park. This image illustrates the columns and ceiling of a gallery of twisted stonework to give the effect of a cloister beneath tree roots, a motif repeated in several places in the park.

FEATURED PHOTO, Urban Images group, 1/23/15

FEATURED PHOTO, Spain Photography and Paints group, 1/12/15

FEATURED PHOTO, Landscape and Landmark Photography group, 1/6/15

FEATURED PHOTO, The Road To Self Promotion group, 1/6/15

FEATURED PHOTO, Spanish Theme Artwork Group, 1/6/15

FEATURED PHOTO, I Wish I was There group, 1/6/15

FEATURED PHOTO, Images of Europe group, 1/6/15

FEATURED PHOTO, Out Of The Ordinary group, 1/5/14

FEATURED PHOTO, The World We See group, 1/5/15

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January 5th, 2015

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