The main entrance to Parc Guëll at Carrer d'Olot features a grand, multicolored winding staircase leading the visitor to the top of this hillside park. Flanked by a massive stone wall adorned with colorful medallions and two fairy tale inspired park buildings, the entrance entices the visitor into a make believe realm created by Gaudi. A famous Gaudi sculpture of a dragon, formed with broken ceramic tiles rests serenely at the center of the massive staircase.
The staircase first leads to a hypostyle, monumental chamber surrounded by 96 Doric inspired columns, originally designed to serve as a public marketplace for the planned community. Artist, Josep Maria Jujol lined the columns and walls with colorful mosaics and medallions.