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{{Short description|Mansion in Barcelona designed by Gaudí}}
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{{Infobox building
| name        = Palacio Güell 
| image       =  Palau Güell, Antoni Gaudi, Barcelona 2.jpg
| location    = [[Barcelona]], Spain
| architect   = [[Antoni Gaudí]]
| coordinates = {{coord|41|22|44|N|2|10|27|E}}
| embedded = 
{{Infobox UNESCO World Heritage Site
| child         = yes
| part_of       = Works of Antoni Gaudí
| criteria      = {{UNESCO WHS type|(i), (ii), (iv)}}(i), (ii), (iv)
| ID            = 320-002
| year          = 1984
| extension     = 2005
}}
{{designation list
| embed                 = yes
| designation1          = Spain
| designation1_type     = Non-movable
| designation1_criteria = Monument
| designation1_date     = 24 July 1969
| designation1_number   = RI-51-0003821
}}
}}

[[File:Façana Palau Guell-Barcelona.Catalunya.jpg|thumb|right|Front entrance allowed horse-drawn carriages to enter the home through one door and exit through the other.]]

The '''Palau Güell''' ({{IPA|ca|pəˈlaw ˈɣweʎ}}, {{langx|en|Güell Palace}}) is a mansion designed by the [[architect]] [[Antoni Gaudí]] for the industrial tycoon [[Eusebi Güell]], and was built between 1886 and 1888. It is situated on the [[Carrer Nou de la Rambla]], in the [[El Raval|El Raval neighborhood]] of [[Barcelona]] in [[Catalonia]], [[Spain]]. It is part of the [[UNESCO World Heritage Site]] "Works of Antoni Gaudí".

The home is centered around the main room for entertaining high society guests. Guests entered the home in horse-drawn carriages through the front iron gates, which featured a [[parabolic arch]] and intricate patterns of forged ironwork resembling seaweed and in some parts a horsewhip. Animals could be taken down a ramp and kept in the livery stable in the basement where the servants resided, while the guests went up the stairs to the receiving room. The ornate walls and ceilings of the receiving room disguised small viewing windows high on the walls where the owners of the home could view their guests from the upper floor and get a "sneak peek" before greeting them, in case they needed to adjust their attire accordingly.

The main party room has a tall ceiling with small holes near the top where lanterns were hung at night from the outside to give the appearance of a starlit sky.

In 2004, visits by the public were completely suspended due to renovations; some of the stone used in the original construction was weak and had cracked over the years causing structural problems within the building. It is currently completely open, with all restoration work completed in April 2011.

It was used in [[Michelangelo Antonioni|Antonioni]]'s film  ''[[The Passenger (1975 film)|The Passenger]]'' as a backdrop for the first meeting between [[Jack Nicholson]] and [[Maria Schneider (actress)|Maria Schneider]].

==See also==
* [[List of Gaudí buildings]]
* [[List of Modernisme buildings in Barcelona]]

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==External links==
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* [http://inici.palauguell.cat/en Palau Güell - Official Site]
* [https://artsandculture.google.com/story/EwXxN9VZZdgIAA Works of Antoni Gaudí] UNESCO Collection on Google Arts and Culture
* [http://www.gaudiallgaudi.com/AA008.htm Palau Güell - non official site]
* Güell Palace:  (http://www.gaudidesigner.com/uk/palacio-guell.html)

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[[Category:Houses completed in 1888]]
[[Category:Antoni Gaudí buildings]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Barcelona]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Barcelona]]
[[Category:World Heritage Sites in Catalonia]]
[[Category:Houses in Catalonia]]
[[Category:Modernisme architecture in Barcelona]]
[[Category:Art Nouveau houses]]