No, this isn’t a gingerbread house, the Park Güell is a popular tourist destination in Barcelona, Spain.
It was built in 1914 when Barcelona was in an exciting period of reconstruction. A new plan, “the Eixample,” had been conceived for the city and was the largest reconstruction project in Europe at the time.
In Spain, Art Nouveau was a major source of inspiration for architecture, art, and even language, literature, and music.
The park was designed by Antoni Gaudí who blends man-made with nature. Other distinct features are his use of colorful tiling. The house is one of two designed by Francesc Berenguer.
See more unique work by Gaudí here or discover another crazy building here.
