This is a detail of one of the two towers at the main entrance to Park Güell on Carrer d’Olot, the fairytale gatehouses that once served as homes for the park’s keepers.
In the picture you can see a very slender spire crowned by a four‑armed cross, a small mushroom‑like cupola with a faintly oriental air, and the peculiar battlement running around the edge of the roof, an unlikely combination you would normally associate with storybooks or very wild dreams.
Notice the impressive trencadís work on the roof, the shimmering mosaic created from irregular shards of ceramic tile that has become one of Gaudí’s most recognizable signatures throughout Park Güell and the rest of his Barcelona architecture.
