Gaudi's
Colonia
Güell
Church

Entrance Mosaic

A complex composition of glass and ceramic (a frequent technique in Gaudi's works) focuses on the monogram of Mary with references to the Holy Trinity and the cardinal virtues. On the very top a cross, symbol of Christ, is surrounded by flames.The background is decorated with plants and floral patterns.

Pews

Gaudi was a pioneer in what will be later called the total design.

The wooden pews, as well as all the furniture, were designed by Gaudi himself, which prove his mastery of the other applied arts.

Exterior Windows

These stained windows made of glass and ceramic, with floral patterns of various sizes and shapes, are framed at the exterior by ornamental mosaics representing religious symbols and protected by railings from recycled industrial material.

Porch

Surrounded by depressed banks, a habit in the Roman and Gothic countryside churches.

The columns are made of terracotta bricks coated with very small recooked stones and concrete.

The ceiling has a hyperbolic paraboloids structure, which was a first in architecture.

Interior Columns

The twenty-eight columns are of different diameter, inclination, material and texture according to its situation and function.

The four central columns are made of 3 separate basaltic blocks joined with founded lead.