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Palau Güell

Palau Guell

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~45 min

easy

8/10

contemplative

A local would say...

Young Gaudí's first major commission — the rooftop chimneys preview his later genius

Finally reopened in its entirety in 2012 after several years of refurbishment, this is a magnificent example of the early days of Gaudí's fevered architectural imagination. The extraordinary neo-Gothic mansion is one of the few major buildings of the era raised in Ciutat Vella, giving an insight into its maker's prodigious genius. The rooftop chimneys — covered in trencadís mosaic — are spectacular.