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Hello everyone. I'm Taylor.
And I'm Jen.
We're from Apartment Barcelona and welcome to the beautiful Parc Güell.
Originally designed as a housing site it was unsuccessful, but we couldn't be more happy.
It's free to the public and it is part of an UNESCO Heritage Site, so let's check it out.
Let's get going.
We're here at one of my favorite parts of the park. This is Gaudí's multi-colored mosaic dragon fountain you can find here at the entrance.
It has become a symbol not only of Parc Güell, but of Barcelona itself and of all of Gaudí's other works.
The water that comes out of its mouth down here is from all the rain that is collected at the top of the park.
It flows through different tubes that come and enter into this big fountain. Pretty cool, huh?
These columns are very similar to Greek doric columns; however, with Gaudí's interesting and unique taste these columns are exaggerated just a tad.
Originally, this was suppsoed to be a marketplace. That's why there are only 96 columns, because Gaudí didn't want there to be too many columns to avoid crowding.
In return, we get these awesome mosaic tiles up above us that add some color to this otherwise pretty dull-colored area. Pretty cool!
If you can see behind us, the famous park benches of Parc Güell are located right on top of the chamber behind us.
Interesting fact: Each of the columns are actually hollow so that the water can flow from the top where the park benches are, down to the system below and out the mouth of the dragon as we saw earlier.
Let's go walk to the benches where we can get a better look at the city.
This is definitely one of the most loveable and favorite places of tourists and locals alike here at Parc Güell.
This long bench surrounds the entire terrace and is in the shape of a sea serpent, which creates a harmony between nature and architecture.
The indentions can you find here in the benches are actually left behind from the construction period of workers who actually sat here.
Today it's used as a perfect seat and is a nice place for relaxation.
Tour's not over just yet. We're going all the way up there.
Let's go!
We are now at the highest point of the park. Also known as the Calvary, Turó dels Tres Creus, and it dates back to 1941.
Originally, Gaudí did not want this to be here. He wanted to build a chapel, but then they found some historic remains which made this the ultimate choice they had to go with.
Think this place looks familiar? For you fans of America's Next Top Model this was the final runway scene in Cycle 7 where Caridee English won the crown.
This is one of Gaudí's three viaducts that connect together to surround the entire park.
It looks a little bit different, doesn't it? Here we have a bunch of dirt, earth and stone versus the normal, traditional mosaic design in the rest of the park.
This particular viaduct was designed in the Baroque style, where the other two viaducts were designed in the Gothic and Romanesque. Pretty cool, right?
So that was Parc Güell. We hope you guys enjoyed yourselves.
Hope to see you soon in Barcelona. Adiós.