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Park Guell (Spanish Edition) Martínez Lapeña, José Antonio and Torres, Elías

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$20.00

SKU: DB-DO3X-18YK Category: Travel

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The Park Güell (Catalan: Parc Güell [?par? ??we?]) (Spanish: Parque Güell) is a public park system composed of gardens and architectonic elements located on Carmel Hill, in Barcelona, Spain. Carmel Hill belongs to the mountain range of Collserola the Parc del Carmel is located on the northern face. Park Güell is located in La Salut, a neighborhood in the Gràcia district of Barcelona. With urbanization in mind, Eusebi Güell assigned the design of the park to Antoni Gaudí, a renowned architect and the face of Catalan modernism. The park was built between 1900 and 1914 and was officially opened as a public park in 1926. In 1984, UNESCO declared the park a World Heritage Site under “Works of Antoni Gaudí”.[1]