1885

Palau Güell

1885-1890

In 1885 Eusebi Güell commissioned Gaudí to expand his home on La Rambla after acquiring two houses on Nou de la Rambla street (previously known as Conde del Asalto). In late 1886, after tearing down these houses, building was started on the palace, which was connected to his former home with a passageway.

The result is a six-storey urban palace reminiscent of the Italian style, with rooms located around a central hall, which cover the entire height of the building, topped with a dome that casts a parabolic profile.

Eusebi Güell and his wife Isabel López wanted their palace to carry out a dual function: a family home for the couple, their ten children and their staff, and in turn, as a stage for the social and cultural life of one of the wealthiest and most culturally refined gentlemen in the country.

The couple lived here until they moved to Park Güell in 1906, at which point the palace stopped being their regular residence.