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Park Guell - a Reflection of Gaudi's Vision - Unusual Places
Park Güell in Barcelona is probably the most original and imaginative park that has ever been built. Besides being part of the city’s top tourist attractions, Park Guell is also one of the defining works of the great Catalan architect Antonio Gaudi, who also designed the famous church Sagrada Familia. The park’s name comes from the land’s owner, Count Eusebi Guell who was a “real estate developer”, in the early 20th century, and who wanted to build a luxurious and exclusive residential neighborhood, surrounded by a high wall high and guarded gates, on a 15-hectares a rocky hill with little […]
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