Park Güell is a garden complex witharchitectural elements situated on the hill of El Carmel in the Gràciadistrict of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It was designed by the Catalanarchitect Antoni Gaudí and built in the years 1900 to 1914. It is part of theUNESCO World Heritage Site "Works of Antoni Gaudí".
It has since been converted into a municipal garden. It can be reached by underground railway (although the stations are at a distance from the Park and at a much lower level below the hill), by city buses, or by commercial tourist buses. While entrance to the Park is free, Gaudí's house, "la Torre Rosa," — containing furniture that he designed — can be only visited for an entrance fee. There is a reduced rate for those wishing to see both Park Güell and the Sagrada FamíliaChurch.
Park Güell is skillfully designed and composed to bring the peace and calm that one would expect from a park. The buildings flanking the entrance, though very original and remarkable with fantastically shaped roofs with unusual pinnacles, fit in well with the use of the park as pleasure gardens and seem relatively inconspicuous in the landscape when one considers the flamboyance of other buildings designed by Gaudí.