Marquis Güell

He combined the rational development of Gothic architecture, the application of Catalan architectural techniques, and Islamic decorativeness in his unique poetic imagination, and left his works in Barcelona and its surrounding areas, as well as in Astorga and Leon. In particular, he is known for his works such as Finca Güell (1864-87), Palau Güell (1886-89), Park Güell (1900-14), and the Crypt of Colonia Güell (1908-16), which he built under the auspices of his friendship with Marquis Güell, a representative Catalan businessman of the time, as well as Casa Mila (1906-10) and the Expiatory Church of the Holy Family (Sagrada Familia, 1883-), whose construction is still ongoing. His works were long ignored or viewed as heretical in the era of functionalist architecture, but today they are being reevaluated for various reasons, including the rationality of their unique structures, their pioneering status in Art Nouveau, their adaptation to the environment, and their symbolism.

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…ゴシック建築の合理性の発展，カタルニャ独自の建築技術の適用，イスラム風の装飾性などの諸要素を彼独自の詩想のなかで融合し，バルセロナおよびその周辺，さらにアストルガ，レオンなどにもその建築を残している。とりわけ，当時のカタルニャの代表的な実業家グエル侯爵との交友のもとに建築した《フィンカ･グエル》(1864‐87)，《グエル邸》(1886‐89)，《グエル公園》(1900‐14)，《コロニア･グエルの地下聖堂》(1908‐16)のほか，《カサ･ミラ》(1906‐10)や現在でも建築続行中の聖家族贖罪教会(サグラダ･ファミリア教会，1883‐)が名高い。彼の作品は，機能主義建築全盛の風潮のなかで，長く無視もしくは異端視されたが，今日では，その独自な構造の合理性，アール･ヌーボーの先駆的地位，環境との適応，象徴性など，さまざまな点で再評価されつつある。…

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