Park Güell tickets

No work by Gaudí better encapsulates the complete and perfect harmony of nature and architecture than Barcelona's Park Güell. Initially designed as an English-style garden-city – hence the name Park – it eventually became Barcelona's most unusual public park. Park Güell was an attempt to create a housing estate in a natural setting in the old village of Gràcia: an ambitious property development project commissioned by Gaudí's patron, Eusebi Güell. The architect chose an uneven site covering a surface area of 15 hectares where 40 detached houses were to be built. Only two were actually completed, and Gaudí lived in one of them. It is now a museum devoted to the architect's life and work. Gaudí prepared the site of Park Güell between 1900 and 1914, showcasing his urban-planning concerns by building paths, arcades and viaducts that were fully integrated into Barcelona's natural surroundings.