Editing Park Güell (section)

==Description==
Park Güell reflects Gaudí's distinct artistic sensibilities, influences, and visual language, while also capturing a specific phase in his artistic development. It is associated with his [[naturalist]] period in the first decade of the 20th century.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Origin and creation {{!}} Web oficial Park Güell {{!}} Barcelona |url=https://parkguell.barcelona/en/park-guell/origin-and-creation |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=parkguell.barcelona}}</ref> During this time, Gaudí's study of nature and organic forms increasingly influenced his creative approach, leading him to introduce new structural solutions based on [[geometric analysis]].

Gaudí expanded upon these geometric forms to develop his characteristically imaginative and ornamental style. Rooted in [[Baroque architecture|Baroque]], his works feature a structural richness of forms and volumes, free from the rational rigidity of [[Classical architecture|classical]] conventions. In Park Güell, Gaudí applied some of these structural innovations, for example, in the curving and undulating park benches. He further developed this characteristic style in the monumental [[Sagrada Família]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gaudí and Güell {{!}} Park Güell |url=https://parkguell.barcelona/en/park-guell/gaudi-and-guell |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=parkguell.barcelona}}</ref>

Güell and Gaudí initially conceived the site not as a public park but as a private community of luxurious homes equipped with modern amenities, intended to meet residents' needs both artistically and physically. They envisioned a community strongly influenced by [[symbolism (arts)|symbolism]]. The park's common spaces—stairways, plazas, terraces, and gardens—are designed to physically express the political and religious ideals of both patron and architect. For instance, there are noticeable concepts originating from political [[Catalanism]], especially on the entrance stairway where the [[Catalan countries|Catalan Countries]] are represented, and [[Catholicism]] in the Monumento al Calvario, originally planned as a chapel. In addition to Gaudí's reinterpretation of classical architectural elements (like [[column]]s, [[colonnade]]s, and [[portico]]s), Park Güell also includes numerous references to [[Greek mythology]]. {{peacock|date=March 2023}}