Covered Walkway at Park Güell in Barcelona
We kept on walking down the path and we came to see the parts which were free. I am now curious that some parts of the park are free to visit while others are not, are we missing something? The star attraction of this part of the park is a huge covered walkway which stretches from the back of the park to the rest of the walkway. What is so unique of this covered walkway is how the walkway was designed. This walkway would appear like it was carved out of rock. Unlike modern walkway designs, this one feels very organic. In fact, the supports of the walkway could even be mistaken for tree trunks, at least the look like tree trunks to me. The “branches” of these “trees” rise up to meet the roof which is similarly covered with rocks. This really gives it that organic feel.
Cave Like Feeling of the Covered Walkway at Park Güell in Barcelona
The walkway here can appear to be something build in prehistoric times, and I think that was the intention since Gaudí likes building structures which have this organic feel to them. As you walk further on, you will realize the true nature of the covered walkway. It turns out that the top of the covered walkway, is a walkway itself. It comes from some other part of the park and it led people here where there are presumably important places. I was not particularly fond of the design of the walkway, but I do agree that this is something unique and even by Gaudí’s standards.
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