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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.
The land tortoise was very common at that time throughout Catalonia.
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