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Entrance steps - Park Güell
Barcelona, Spain  

Architect: Antonio Gaudí
(Pronounced an TONIO gow DEE on the La Pedrera museum English version Audio Guide)
Built: 1900-1914
Style: Art Nouveau
Status: UNESCO World Heritage Site









Trencadís (Catalan language) is a type of mosaic created from broken tile shards.
Antoni Gaudí was the first to use this technique 



Trencadís (Catalan language) is a type of mosaic created from broken tile shards.
Antoni Gaudí was the first to use this technique



Multicolored mosaic dragon fountain







Right: Hypostyle hall uses Doric columns to support the Terrace


Photos and their arrangement © 2009, 2015 Chuck LaChiusa
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