What to Visit – Colonia Güell

Colonia Güell

The tour of the industrial colony of modernist origin captivates visitors with its enchantment and tranquility of its surroundings that convey the atmosphere of the 19th century that is present in its six streets that are so special. Colònia Güell retains an important historical and artistic heritage.

The visitor can pass by observing the unique and beautiful buildings created by the modernist architects of the period and discovering the most characteristic trends of this movement. On the one hand, the use of maó vist as a demand for a popular and traditional Catalan architecture, and the incorporation of new techniques and new construction materials such as ferro or ceramic trencadís.

The most unique buildings in Colònia Güell are the following:

The Güell Colony

A trip to the past.

The tour of Colonia Güell captivates with its charm and the tranquility of the surroundings. The atmosphere of the 19th century It is still preserved in its streets, one of the elements that make it so special.

The unique and beautiful buildings created by the modernist architects of the time display the most characteristic features of this movement. They are the vindication of a popular and traditional Catalan architecture. Below, the most unique buildings:

Colonia Güell Squares

Ca L'Espinal

Ca L'Ordal

Can Soler de la Torre

House of the Metge

The Secretary's House

School and teacher's house

The Ateneu Unió

The Fontova theater

The Cooperative

The Sant Luis Parish Center

The Nuns' Convent

The inn

Gaudi Crypt

“A monumental model of the Sagrada Família”.

The importance of the Colònia Güell church in Gaudí's work is due to the fact that it is the first time that he uses the six architectural innovations in a unitary way. Just as Gaudí himself would say if he finished there was “a monumental model of the Sagrada Família”.

In the church we find the catenary arches that, at the same time that simplify the problem of the cables, determine the use of external walls in the form of hyperbolic paraboloids. The integrative mate is due to the dynamic and fluid treatment of the interior space or the fusion mechanisms of the building with the natural mitjà the different levels of the naus are adapted to the slope of the tower and the materials are of colors and textures similar to the sun and the vegetation.

All of these contributions constitute original solutions that respond to the desire for synthesis between structural approaches, constructive techniques and architectural forms, but that are also enriched by the aesthetic and symbolic value of the purely ornamental elements. The church of Colònia Güell also includes numerous examples of Gaudí's mastery of applied arts, as well as the elements of furniture with purely ornamental elements.

The Crypt was declared UNESCO World Heritage in July 2005.

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Colonia Güell Exhibition

Located in the building of the former cooperative of the Colony, the permanent exhibition offers a global vision of the Colony, the life of the people and the work of Antoni Gaudí.

The Colòni Güell exhibition includes five areas of visit: Industrial Colonies, The Factory, The people, The Güel Colonyli Gaudí's Church.

The ground floor is dedicated to the history of the Industrial Colonies of Catalonia and especially to that of the Colònia Güell. An audiovisual allows me to understand the daily life of a day that goes to Colònia Güell through the ulls and the experience of a girl.

Of note, on the upper floor, is the reproduction of the stereostatic model designed by Gaudí to visualize the structure of the church in three dimensions. This technique, invented by Gaudí to build the crypt, and the discoveries it will entail, will be widely used in the construction of the Sagrada Família.

Colonia Güell Exhibition

Located in the building of the former Colonia cooperative, the permanent exhibition offers a global vision of the Colony, its people and the work of Antoni Gaudí.

The Colonia Güell exhibition has five areas to visit: the industrial colonies, the factory, people, the Güell Colony y Gaudi's Church.

The ground floor is dedicated to the history of the Industrial Colonies of Catalonia and especially to that of Colonia Güell. An audiovisual allows us to understand the daily life of Colonia Güell through the eyes and experiences of a girl.

On the upper floor, the reproduction of the stereostatic model designed by Gaudí to visualize the structure of the church in three dimensions stands out. This technique, invented by Gaudí to build the crypt, and the discoveries that it entailed, was later used in the construction of the Sagrada Familia.

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