Location: Carrer Olot, Barcelona, SpainCoordinate: N41°24.6721′ E2°09.3272′ (not an exact, but near to Park Guell. forgot to take the coordinate while there).
Website: http://www.parkguell.org/
Operation: Admission to the park is free. However, there is entrace fee if to visit the museum.
We went to the Park early on the morning, since this is the final day we are here in Barcelona. Furthermore, it wasn't a sunny day, cloudy weather. Park Güell was the final Gaudi's building that we would visit on this trip. We took the underground to the park. After reaching the intended station, we need to walk for a short distance to reach the Park. Of course we still need to ask the local people around on the direction. Actually it's quite easy to go to the park.
Once we reach to the park, this is one of the building at the entrance. It also serves as souvenir shop. The park was not that crowded when we reach here. Luckily, we could take few good photos at the strategic places.
This is the main staircase up to the park. We considered it is early, as there is only few tourist taking photo here. By the time when we leaving, this place is so crowded, even to walk down to the staircase. It's full of tourists by then.
The park was designed by Antoni Gaudi and built between 1900 to 1914. Originally the park was designed to become a residential garden village. Only few houses were sold that time, and Gaudi himself bought one for himself. It was in his house that Gaudi lived the last 20 years of his life from 1906 to 1926 and today it houses the Gaudi Museum.
In 1918 the city acquired the property and in 1922 it was opened to the public as a park. In 1984, UNESCO declared Güell Park a place of World Heritage.
In the architecture design, there is less sharp edges. The idea was from the natural surrounding that Gaudi brought up.
More information can be found from the following:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Park_G%C3%BCell
http://www.parkguell.es
http://www.aviewoncities.com/barcelona/parcguell.htm
www.parkguell.es
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