Park Güell

About this place

Built between 1900 and 1914 for the industrialist Eusebi Güell, this park brings Gaudí's architecture into the landscape above Barcelona. Look for the way built forms follow the hillside. The site captures the creative experimentation of the city's early 20th-century Modernisme movement. The park opened to the public in 1926, after the main construction period had ended. Its combination of architecture and planted spaces reflects a moment when Barcelona's expansion encouraged new experiments in design. Views across the city help place the project within the wider landscape that Gaudí was responding to.