La Pedrera aka Casa Mila

La Pedrera, wow, what a building! Anything but normal...this is like a Frank Ghery building, but with class and solid building materials. The undulating facade and flowing woodwork throughout evoke images of the near by Mediterranean. The balconies that bump out of the facade and are decorated with cast iron 'sea weed' are shown below. I didn't like this building when I first got to BCN. As time past, I started to like it. Touring it totally sold me! The entry leads to an outdoor atrium that is beautifully painted. It is strange to go 'inside' the building and still be outside.
The top of the entry with it's monumental, hand-beat wrought iron door is show below.
Even the railing takes on the likeness of a curving piece of seaweed.
I'm not sure exactly how the apartment works in terms of circulation, but this seems to be the main staircase leading to the second story flats. The hanging plants give it even more of a tropical feel.
Attic

The tour first takes you to the attic. It has a very interesting vaulted ceiling where no two brick arches are the same. Its like being in the belly of a whale or something. It is very similar to the attic and Batllo, but with no stucco
The fire stairs are very trippy. Look like something out of an Esher drawing
The attic contained a museum that explained many of Gaudi's projects. They showed some things from nature that inspired Gaudi in the design of Mila...The animal's spine inspired the attic's shape.
The Roof Terrace
The roof terrace is the best part. It contains many interesting sculptures that double as functioning chimneys and stairwell entries, etc.

Gaudi's masterpiece, down the street

Grand Passage De Gracia, lined with modernista mansions, now upscale shops. The ApartmentsNotice the sand-like ceiling...aquatic motifs are found in all of Gaudi's works Gaudi designed furniture is found throughout. It was specially designed to fit the body 'perfectly'
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