Watch out! There’s a dragon about!
The Porta del Drac (Dragon’s Gate) used to be the private entrance for the Güell family to their estate, in what is now the northern part of Barcelona.
Redesigning the entrance to the estate was the first commission awarded by wealthy industrialist, Count Eusebi Güell, to Catalan architect Antoni Gaudi. This was in 1884, after which Count Güell went on to become Gaudi’s main patron.
On the wrought-iron gate sprawls the dragon who guarded the Garden of the Hesperides in Greek mythology; the dragon who was defeated by Hercules as one of his Twelve Labours.
Too give you an idea of its size, here is a person (me) of average height posing in front of it:
They just don’t make gates like this any more – well not where I live anyway!
Thanks to Cee for this week’s B&W Challenge: Fences and Gates.
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WOW, What fancy artwo. Brilliant photography 😀
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Thank you Cee. It was this challenge that motivated me to get them off my iPhone and into Lightroom.
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Awesome history and wonderful images!
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Thank you so much. I’m so pleased you stopped by.
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Impressive, never seen
Bernhard
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Thank you. Perhaps you will see it some day 😊
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Ahhh!!! I have never seen this gate, not even in a photo. I need to go there! Most excellent, especially the photo including you.
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It’s a couple of minutes along the road from the wonderful Pedralbes Monastery which us an oasis of quiet in the north of Barcelona. I hope you get there sometime. You’d love it 😀
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Thank you for the microlocation! Noted!
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You’re most welcome 😀
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