Palau Güell
Sign in to savemansion in Barcelona, Spain, designed by Antoni Gaudi
Key facts
- Location
- Barcelona , Spain
- Coordinates
- 41°22′44″N 2°10′27″E / 41.37889°N 2.17417°E / 41.37889; 2.17417
- Architect
- Antoni Gaudí
- Part of
- Works of Antoni Gaudí
- Criteria
- Cultural: (i), (ii), (iv)
- Reference
- 320-002
- Inscription
- 1984 (8th Session )
- Type
- Non-movable
- Designated
- 24 July 1969
- Reference no
- RI-51-0003821
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- palace
- Named after
- Eusebio Güell
- Country
- Spain
- Located in
- El Raval
- Area
- 17700
- Material used
- stone
- Official website
- inici.palauguell.cat
- Image
- Palau Güell, Antoni Gaudi, Barcelona 2.jpg
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- inception
- 1890-00-00
- Commons category
- Palau Güell
- heritage designation
- Cultural Asset of National Interest
- architect
- Antoni Gaudí
- architectural style
- Catalan modernism
- street address
- Nou de la Rambla, 3-5
- floors above ground
- 7
- native label
- Palau Güel
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Encyclopedic overview
Front entrance allowed horse-drawn carriages to enter the home through one door and exit through the other.
The Palau Güell ( Catalan pronunciation: [pəˈlaw ˈɣweʎ], English: Güell Palace) is a mansion designed by the architect Antoni Gaudí for the industrial tycoon Eusebi Güell, and was built between 1886 and 1888. It is situated on the Carrer Nou de la Rambla, in the El Raval neighborhood of Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Works of Antoni Gaudí".
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Palau Güell” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.