Casa Batlló
Between 1904 and 1906 Gaudí worked on a commission to refurbish an apartment block on Passeig de Gràcia belonging to the Batlló family.
The result is Casa Batlló, a remarkable building that exhibits the usual design traits of Antoni Gaudí - not a straight line in site, a profusion of decoration and detail, and a feeling that the building has almost grown rather than been built.
Topped by a roof that supposedly resembles a dragon with claw-like chimneys, the design doesn't stop at the facade, as the architect designed the interior of the first floor interior too in his own inimitable style - the internal woodwork in particular is incredible.
In
fact Casa Batlló is located in the "manzana de discordia"
- a pun in Spanish which means both "apple of discord" and
"block of discord", so-called due to a concentration of works
from three Catalan architects: next door to Gaudí's building
is Puig i Cadafalch's Casa Amatller (shown left), built between 1898
and 1900, while on the corner of the same block is Casa Lleó-Morera,
designed by Doménech i Montaner.
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Address: Passeig de Gràcia, 43
Nearest metro: Passeig de Gràcia
Opening hours: 09:00-20:00 daily
Links to other sites
Casa Batlló website (opens in a new window)
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