{"id":72753,"date":"2016-11-12T15:50:28","date_gmt":"2016-11-12T14:50:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=72753"},"modified":"2021-04-19T18:17:10","modified_gmt":"2021-04-19T16:17:10","slug":"eusebi-guell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/eusebi-guell\/","title":{"rendered":"Eusebi Guell: Gaudi’s friend and patron"},"content":{"rendered":"

The name of G\u00fcell<\/strong> is associated with many Modernista monuments<\/strong><\/a> of Barcelona and the surrounding area, most often in connection with the architect Antoni Gaud\u00ed<\/strong><\/a>. The reason being that Eusebi G\u00fcell<\/strong> (1846-1918) was the man who gave Gaud\u00ed<\/strong> his first architectural commissions, and sponsored much of the architect’s early work. They became lifelong friends through shared interests such as architecture<\/strong><\/a> and Catholicism. G\u00fcell<\/strong> was the son of a wealthy industrialist who went on to increase his family’s fortunes, mainly through the textile industry. He met Gaud\u00ed<\/strong> at the Paris World Fair<\/strong> in 1878 and was attracted by his architectural style through which he planned to create unique monuments<\/strong> commemorating and immortalising the family name. Here we take a closer look at some of these monuments, examining their legacy and detailing how to visit<\/strong> them today.<\/p>\n

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