Lower Court, Park Guell, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Fluted columns of the Lower Court on the central terrace, with Doric columns supporting a hypostyle hall and stone roof, and a mosaic spire with cross on the porter's lodge, at Park Guell, built 1900-14 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, Catalan Modernist architect, on Carmel Hill, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The park was commissioned by Eusebi Guell and opened in 1926. The area was designed to hold public gardens, houses, paths and roads, irrigation systems and a terrace. Gaudi used organic forms in the structures of the park, incorporating symbols from Catalan nationalism, religious mysticism and ancient poetry and mythology. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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1900-14 Antoni Carmel Collserola Cornet Doric Eusebi Fluted Gaudi Gracia Guell Hypostyle Modernism Modernisme Modernist Modernista Parc Salut Striated Trencadis

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