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Güell Pavilions
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Cristina
August 5, 2019
Fantasy and technical innovation come together in the former gatehouses of the Güell Estate, on Barcelona's Avinguda Pedralbes. The beauty and colour of the buildings don't eclipse the main protagonist of the ensemble: the giant mythological dragon from the Garden of the Hesperides, a synthesis of Gaudí's symbolism and craftsmanship. Eusebi Güell's desire to extend his family's holiday home in Barcelona resulted in Antoni Gaudí's first commission from the man who would become his main patron. Gaudí worked on the project from 1884 to 1887, relandscaping the garden and building the two gatehouses, which were intended to be the caretaker's house and the stables. The perfect synthesis of innovation and decorative craftsmanship comes to life in both buildings and the magnificent wrought-iron gate in the shape of a dragon, that connects them. Güell Estate's gatehouses have a stone base and brick parabolic arches with bright ceramic decorations in geometric shapes. On one side of the gate, a turret, crowned by plant motifs, features a medallion bearing the initial of the owner of the estate. And, in the centre, the dragon on the gate spreads its menacing bat-like wings, its forked tongue visible in its gaping maws. It represents the mythical dragon from the Garden of the Hesperides, which commemorates Hercules' daring feat which was captured so skilfully by the Catalan renaixentista poet Jacint Verdaguer in his epic work L'Atlàntida.
Fantasy and technical innovation come together in the former gatehouses of the Güell Estate, on Barcelona's Avinguda Pedralbes. The beauty and colour of the buildings don't eclipse the main protagonist of the ensemble: the giant mythological dragon from the Garden of the Hesperides, a synthesis of G…
SweetInn
June 12, 2018
The so-called Pavellons Güell, or Güell Pavilions, is a complex of buildings in the neighborhood of Pedralbes, Barcelona, by the Catalan Modernist architect Antoni Gaudí, built between 1884 and 1887.
Fernando
November 8, 2019
Los pabellones de la Finca Güell son una serie de edificaciones situadas en el barrio de Pedralbes, en Barcelona, obra del arquitecto modernista Antoni Gaudí, construidos entre 1883 y 1887.
Juan Carlos
April 6, 2019
Fueron construidos por Gaudí entre 1884 y 1887 a petición de su mecenas, Eusebio Güell, al igual que el resto de construcciones que llevan su apellido. El conde le encargó que cercara su finca privada, y Gaudí construyó esta impresionante puerta de cinco metros de ancho con un dragón alado encadenado de hierro forjado. Los pabellones, que hoy forman parte de la Universidad de Barcelona, se abrirán al público una vez sean restaurados.
Fueron construidos por Gaudí entre 1884 y 1887 a petición de su mecenas, Eusebio Güell, al igual que el resto de construcciones que llevan su apellido. El conde le encargó que cercara su finca privada, y Gaudí construyó esta impresionante puerta de cinco metros de ancho con un dragón alado encadenad…
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