Spain, 2001

Parc Güell

Before going to Barcelona, my brother, who is an architect and who had been to Barcelona a few years before, told me that we had to visit Parc Güell. His one word to describe it was 'sublime'. So, we dedicated an entire afternoon into the evening to visit the parc. It indeed was sublime.

Antoni Gaud÷ designed and constructed this park between 1900-1914 on a piece of land generously purchased and donated by Gaudí's benefactor, Eusebi Güell. You can learn more about it at http://urbanparks.pps.org/greatplaces/one?public_place_id=40

As a joke, when I returned to NY, I told my brother that I couldn't find Parc Güell. We asked around, and nobody had heard of it. We did find, however, I told him, an amazing park called 'The Pepsico Pavilion', and went on to describe Parc Güell in detail. When he discovered that I was joking, he nearly killed me. I guess it was like telling a fan of Paris that 'La Tour Eiffel' is now called 'The Taco Bell Tower'.

Elevated platform	View from elevated platform	Linden sitting on undulating bench	Rear view of lizard's head	Stern Fed on bench	Park below elevated platform
Gaudü Museum chairs	Stone walkway	Under the stone walkway	Gaudü museum exterior	Stone 'tunnel'	Stone 'tunnel' ceiling
View of museum	Stern Fed with raised stone walkway	Columns under the raised platform	Linden with lizard fountain	Park building at dusk	Main park entrance, showing platform
Window detail