[{SlideShowNav}] !!!Parc Güell [{Image src='605_Parc_Güell.jpg' caption='Parc Güell, January 2014, Photo: Hermann Maurer' alt='Parc Güell' width='900' class='image_left' height='675'}] \\ In 1900 Gaudi’s friend, the industrialist Eusebi Güell, asked Gaudi to build a “garden city” where living, playing and nature were closely intertwined. Gaudi only completed a small part, the planned further 60 villas did not find enough buyers due to all kinds of restrictions (like no fences, no trees, 80% of the property just nature, …). Eventually, in 1922, the area was opened as Parc Güell [{GoogleMap location='parc güell barcelona' zoom='18'}]. This picture shows the rooftop of one of the buildings used as popular meeting place. The curved edges provide nice ceramic niches for sitting. [{Metadata Suchbegriff='Parc Güell'}] [{SET customtitle='Parc Güell (1)'}]