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Casa Batlló

Coordinates: 41°23′30″N 2°09′54″E / 41.39167°N 2.16500°E / 41.39167; 2.16500
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41°23′30″N 2°09′54″E / 41.39167°N 2.16500°E / 41.39167; 2.16500

Casa Batlló
Roof architecture at Casa Batlló

Casa Batlló (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈkazə βəʎˈʎo]) is a building restored by Antoni Gaudí and Josep Maria Jujol, built in the year 1877 and remodelled in the years 1904–1906; located at 43, Passeig de Gràcia (passeig is Catalan for promenade or avenue), part of the Illa de la Discòrdia (the "Block of Discord") in the Eixample district of Barcelona, Spain. Gaudí's assistants Domènec Sugrañes i Gras, Josep Canaleta y Joan Rubió also contributed to the renovation project.

The local name for the building is Casa dels ossos (House of Bones), as it has a visceral, skeletal organic quality. It was originally designed for a middle-class family and situated in a prosperous district of Barcelona.

The building looks very remarkable — like everything Gaudí designed, only identifiable as Modernisme or Art Nouveau in the broadest sense. The ground floor, in particular, is rather astonishing with tracery, irregular oval windows and flowing sculpted stone work.

It seems that the goal of the designer was to avoid straight lines completely. Much of the façade is decorated with a mosaic made of broken ceramic tiles (trencadís) that starts in shades of golden orange moving into greenish blues. The roof is arched and was likened to the back of a dragon or dinosaur. A common theory about the building is that the rounded feature to the left of centre, terminating at the top in a turret and cross, represents the lance of Saint George (patron saint of Catalonia, Gaudi's home), which has been plunged into the back of the dragon.

  • The Casa Batlló by day
    The Casa Batlló by day
  • The arched roof and complex chimney detailing
    The arched roof and complex chimney detailing
  • Close-up of a chimney
    Close-up of a chimney
  • The unique design of the staircase and ceiling
    The unique design of the staircase and ceiling
  • Close-up of Casa Batlló
    Close-up of Casa Batlló
  • Casa Batlló
    Casa Batlló
  • Casa Batlló Fireplace
    Casa Batlló Fireplace
  • Casa Batlló Central Light Well
    Casa Batlló Central Light Well
  • Casa Batlló Catenary Arches
    Casa Batlló Catenary Arches
  • The Casa Batlló by night
    The Casa Batlló by night

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