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History and description:

Designed by Antoni Gaudí i Cornet and built between 1884 and 1887.
This buildings were the porters house and the stables of Finca Güell, the big property in Barcelona of Eusebi Güell i Bacigalupi, the count of Güell.
The complex is composed by two buildings linked by a common monumental cast iron gate connected in its hinges side on a column crowned by vegetal fantasies and adorned with a medallion with the "G" of Güell. This gate is an example of Art Nouveau fantasy, with its big iron dragon manufactured by the locksmith's Vallet i Piquer.
The buildings bases are made in stone. The walls, the structure vaults and parabolic arches are made in bricks, as Gaudí commonly did (see La Pedrera and Bellesguard). 
The walls and roofs decoration are made in ceramic pieces with geometric designs. 
At a present time, the pavilions are the seat of the "Catedra Gaudí de l'Escola d'Arquitectura de la Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya" (Catalonia University, Gaudí chair), lodging a Museum, library and Gaudí archives.  
 

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