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Finca Güell a Barcellona
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Fantasy and technical
innovation merge in the former warehouses of the Finca Güell in
Avinguda Pedralbes in Barcelona. The beauty and colour of
the buildings do not eclipse the main protagonist of this
particular union: the mythological giant dragon of the Garden
of the Hesperides (the mythological garden where a tree of
gold pomi trees grew), a synthesis of the symbolism and
craftsmanship of Gaudí.
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 The
desire of Eusebi Güell, a friend and patron of Gaudì
whose name is known all over the world for his creations, was to
expand his family's holiday home in Barcelona. This decision led
to the first commission of
Antoni Gaudì by the man who would become his main
patron. Gaudí worked on the project from 1884 to 1887, with the
renovation of the garden and the construction of the two
concierge units, destined to be the home of the keeper and the
stables. The perfect synthesis of innovation and decorative
craftsmanship comes to life both in the buildings and in the
magnificent wrought iron dragon door that connects them.
The concierge of Finca Güell has a stone base and parabolic
brick arches with geometric ceramic decorations. On one side of
the gate, a turret, crowned by vegetable motifs, has a medallion
with the initial of the owner of the estate. In the middle, the
famous dragon on the gate spreads its threatening bat wings, its
forked tongue visible in its slit jaws. It represents the
mythical dragon of the Garden of the Epererids, which
commemorates the bold feat of Hercules, captured with great
skill by the poet Jacint Verdaguer, an exponent of the
Renaixença (Renaissance), a Catalan literary movement of the
second half of the 19th century, in his epic work L'
Atlàntida.
Through some photographs loaned to the Royal Gaudì Foundation in
September 1983, donated by the Viscount of Güell, grandson of
Eusebi Güell, today we know that Gaudí designed other elements
for the estate, which have been preserved. These included: an
open horse stables, a panoramic staircase on the roof of the
house and a panoramic view over the parabolic arch next to the
closing wall.
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