Parc Güell was built by Gaudí by the request of Count Eusebi Güell. The intention was to create a garden city on the 50 acres that the family owned. This colorful park contains many quirky structures that are typical of Gaudí. The Room of a Hundred Columns contains 84 crooked pillars and is decorated by very colorful ceramic tiles. On the roof of this room is the Gran Placa Circular. This open area is surrounded by a serpentine balcony covered in mosaics. The two mosaic-decorated pavilions that are located in the park were created by Gaudí. The only building located in the park that was not built by Gaudí was the gingerbread style cottage that he lived in from 1906-1926. Our favorite part of this park was our new-found friend, Lizzie. This mosaic lizard is a great place to take a momentous photograph! [I]

Once again, Gaudí illustrates his love of mathematics throughout Parc Güell. He uses various catenaries in the park -- one place is the outdoor "hallway" illustrated in the photograph below. Due to the angle of the arches, this hall of columns creates an amazing illusion.

Decorating the serpentine bench that surrounds the balcony, Gaudí's mosaics are also mathematical in design. In the photograph on the right, we noticed that the mosaic is an example of the wallpattern pmm.