Dragon Stairway

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architectural feature staircase tourist attraction

Dragon Stairway is the iconic, mosaic-covered staircase in Barcelona’s Park Güell, renowned for its colorful dragon (or salamander) sculpture designed by Antoni Gaudí.

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Dragon Staircase 1
Dragon Stairway canonical 1
Salamander Stairway 1

Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural feature ⓘ
staircase ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Dragon Stairway ⓘ
surface form: Dragon Staircase

Escalinata del Dragón ⓘ
Dragon Stairway ⓘ
surface form: Salamander Stairway
architect Antoni Gaudí ⓘ
artMovement Modernisme català ⓘ
surface form: Modernisme
associatedWith Antoni Gaudí’s organic architecture ⓘ
constructionPeriod early 20th century ⓘ
country Spain ⓘ
culturalSignificance emblematic example of Gaudí’s use of trencadís ⓘ
decorativeTechnique trencadís mosaic ⓘ
designer Antoni Gaudí ⓘ
feature balustrades covered with mosaics ⓘ
central dragon fountain ⓘ
colorful ceramic tiles ⓘ
symmetrical flights of steps ⓘ
function connects main entrance to Hypostyle Room ⓘ
hasArtisticElement serpentine forms and curves ⓘ
shield of Catalonia in mosaic ⓘ
hasSculpture El Drac ⓘ
Park Güell salamander ⓘ
hasWaterFeature fountain integrated into dragon sculpture ⓘ
heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Works of Antoni Gaudí" ⓘ
locatedBelow Hypostyle Room ⓘ
surface form: Hypostyle Room (Doric Temple)
locatedIn Barcelona ⓘ
Catalonia ⓘ
Park Güell ⓘ
Spain ⓘ
locatedNear Park Güell ⓘ
surface form: Park Güell main gate
material stone ⓘ
openingDate 1914 ⓘ
ownership Barcelona ⓘ
surface form: City of Barcelona
partOf Park Güell main entrance axis ⓘ
Park Güell ⓘ
surface form: Park Güell monumental zone
style Modernisme català ⓘ
surface form: Catalan Modernisme
symbolOf Barcelona’s modernist architecture ⓘ
Park Güell ⓘ
tourismImportance one of the most photographed spots in Barcelona ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1984 ⓘ
visitorAccess public ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Park Güell → hasPart → Dragon Stairway ⓘ
Dragon Stairway → alsoKnownAs → Dragon Stairway ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dragon Staircase
Dragon Stairway → alsoKnownAs → Dragon Stairway ⓘ
this entity surface form: Salamander Stairway