A close up of the mosaic using broken ceramics called trencadis, which covers the sea-serpentine bench in the public square. It\'s not clear who exactly created this, but many believe it to have been Gaudis assistant Josep Jujol.
Park Guell is a public Park situated on the hill of El Carmel in the Grácia district of Barcelona. Created by Guadí between 1900 and 1914 the complex of towers, galleries, pavilions and decorative landscaping contains many of his typical architectural stylings - organic buildings and root-like supports, colourful mosaics and elaborate ornate roofs. Gaudí lived in one of the Parks two houses from from 1906 until his death in 1926.
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