Antoni Gaudí designed the palace for the industrialist Eusebi Güell, and it was built from 1886 to 1888 on Carrer Nou de la Rambla in El Raval. The article names no style. It places the building in UNESCO's Works of Antoni Gaudí, inscribed in 1984 and extended in 2005.
The front gates have a parabolic arch and forged ironwork resembling seaweed, with a bronze phoenix between them. Guests climbed stairs to the receiving room, while a ramp led animals to a basement stable. The tall central hall has small holes near the top where lanterns hung at night to suggest a starlit sky, and hidden windows let hosts watch guests arrive.
Stone in the construction weakened and cracked over time. Visits were suspended in 2004 for renovation, which finished in April 2011. The article says the building is now open but gives no hours, and it does not mention the roof or chimneys.
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