THE GÜELL COLONY

La Colònia Güell is a textil industrial colony founded in 1890 by Eusebi Güell and developped by Antoni Gaudí and other modernist architects. 

During the Industrial Revolution there were a lot of industrial colonies all over Catalonia, the social conflicts in Barcelona, the control of the industrial owner over the workers and the production process were important reasons for the success of this way of industrialization.

Mr. Güell was a very educated and progressive person, he traveled all over the world, and he lived some years in England, he was in contact with the English industrial colonies. He relocated his textil factory from Barcelona center to Santa Coloma de Cervelló, by the suburs. He wanted to give the best conditions to his workers and  they get all the needs covered into the colony. The Güell Colony was quite privileged if we compare it with other industrial colonies around Catalonia.

 General view of the factory from the Crypt, the church of the colony

The teacher house, it is conected to the boy's school by a catenary arch

Terraced houses for the workers

 The theater and the "Ateneu" leisure areas for the workers by the Joan Güell Square

House of the administrator, he was the link between the neigbours and the insdustrial owner

Doctor's house, next to the administrator's house