Focus Pocus Photos - Park Guell (part 2)

I'll start the second part of this series with not just an icon of Park Guell but of Barcelona. Replicas of this colourful salamander, which sits between the steps just inside the entrance, fill gift shops all over the city.It's actually a fountain which hides a concealed cistern with a capacity for 2,600 gallons of water. Rainwater was channeled down from the public square into the collector and stored to irrigate the barren parkland.









These supporting pillars are like organic roots similar to the style seen on Gaudi's famous Sagrada Familia cathedral.Gaudi always preferred to use natural or hyperbolic curves rather than stright lines and right angles. This meant his structures fitted in with nature rather than fighting against it.









These windows resembling flying kites (tethered by trails left by rain water no doubt) were part of what seemed to be a school within the park, as there were kids running about in a yard inside. However, I've seen no mention of there being a school in Park Guell from what I've read about it on the net.










I'll finish the series with this overview of the Park. This was taken just inside the entrance gates. The Salamander fountain is between the steps. 96 pillars support the public square which the serpentine bench surrounds (part of it can be seen at the top of this picture). Thanks for looking! More Barcelona photos will follow in future articles.

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