# Parc Güell: dragon salamander [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [GAUDÍ, Antoni]() - Date: 1851-1900 - Technique: Pieces of glazed ceramics ## Commentary Besides Christian symbols, Gaudí loved classical and oriental mythology. The salamander in the Parc Güell, popularly known as "el drac" \(the dragon\), is thus a representation of Python, the guardian of the subterranean waters on the steps of the Temple of Apollo in Delphi, while the frequent motif of a tortoise on the base of columns is a Chinese symbol of order in chaos. ## Related artworks - [Bench seat]() - [Casa Batlló: chimneys]() - [Casa Batlló: façade]() - [Casa Batlló: Fireplace Room]() - [Casa Batlló: general view]() - [Casa Batlló: interior]() - [Casa Batlló: interior]() - [Casa Batlló: interior]() - [Casa Batlló: interior]() - [Casa Batlló: top of the façade]() - [Casa Batlló: view of the roof]() - [Casa Milà: façade \(detail\)]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()