Park Güell was not conceived as what it is today, a public park, but as a private project to build a residential area for wealthy families. The spaces detailed below are part of the common services and the network of roads and communications of the urbanization projected by Gaudí.
The Austria Gardens
An area originally intended for residential-area building plots
The entrance and the porter's lodge pavilions
The main Park Güell entrance, located in Carrer d’Olot
The Laundry Room Portico
It takes its name from the sculpted figure on one of the columns
The Dragon Stairway
The monumental steps, providing access to the park's central features
The Greek Theatre or Nature Square
A viewpoint over the city, delimited by an undulating bench decorated with…
The Hypostyle Room
This covered area was designed to house the weekly market.
The Roadways, Paths and Viaducts
Perfectly integrated with nature, they are the ways to move around inside…