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Gaudí works are absolutly wonderful and unmistakable. It's allways a pleasure to walk along the Gràcia Promenade enjoying its marvellous Modernist building. One of the most beautiful is the Batlló House, by Antonio Gaudí between 1905 and 1907. Actually this building was erected in 1875 but Gaudí made a radical renovation on it. It's know as "Casa dels ossos" (House of bones) because the first floor columns imitate bones, as well as the balconies fences. The whole façade is covered with broken coloured tiles. The roof is arched like the back of a dragon. There is a cross in a turret at the left representing the sword of St. George defeating the dragon. This building is protected by Unesco from 2005.
Las obras de Gaudí son absolutamente maravillosas e inconfundibles. Siempre es un placer dar una vuelta por el Paseo de Gracia disfrutando de sus edificios modernistas. Uno de los más bonitos es la Casa Batlló, de Antonio Gaudí, construída entre 1905 y 1907. En realidad el edificio se erigió en 1875 pero Gaudí le hizo una radical reforma. Se conoce como "Casa dels ossos" (Casa de los huesos) porque las columnas de la primera planta imitan huesos, así como las barandillas de los balcones. Toda la fachada está cubierta de azulejos rotos de colores. El techo está arqueado como si fuera la espalda de un dragón. Hay una cruz sobre un torreón a la izquierda que representa la espada de San Jorge venciendo al dragón. El edificio está protegido por la UNESCO desde 2005.
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Every day / Todos los días: 9:00 - 20:00 Leave a Comment Phone: 93 488 06 66Directions: Take the metro to Passeig de Gràcia, or bus 7, 16, 17, 22, 24, 28, 43 or 44.Website: http://www.casabatllo.es/
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This is another beautiful buiding designed by Antonio Gaudi,is located in Passeig de Gracia.The house it was a property house of textile industralist Josep Batlló and it was completly renovated from Gaudi between 1,904 to 1,906.
Casa Batlló is now a must see in Barcelona,it was open to public just last year and there are a few kind of tickets to see it.One option may be see just the main rooms and in the other you can see the whole house.During all your visit to the house,you can learn everything about this beautiful building by help of an Audioguide that you can get at the entrance and you can choose your own language,this is a good way to learn everything about the nice building.
Picture facade detail at Casa Batlló,to see more pictures of this beautiful house, take a look to my travelogue!. Leave a Comment
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A tip: to see the back facade of the Casa Batllo, enter "Servei Estacio" hardware shop in Carrer Arago, go to the second floor (or third, I'm unsure now) and get out to the back terrace. You'll have an interesting view of an "interior d'illa" (the "square" inside each Eixample's block of houses). Leave a Comment Phone: 93 488 06 66Directions: Take the metro to Passeig de Gràcia, or bus 7, 16, 17, 22, 24, 28, 43 or 44.Website: http://www.casabatllo.es/
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This colorful house is an apartment building located at Passeig de Gràcia. On a commission from the textile industrialist Josep Batlló it was totally renovated by Gaudí from 1904 to 1906.
It reflects an intense and abstract naturalism. It is decorated with ceramics of brilliant and subtle colors. At the first floor level is a striking stone structure in the form of a loggia (roofed open gallery), and it is supported by columns and frame windows decorated with stained glass.
The ceramics and multi-colored glassmosaics of the upper part are interrupted by ironbalconies in the form of masks. On top of the whole is a tileroof over double garrets which ressembles the back of a fantastic dragon.
On the roof is also a round tower with a floral dome, topped with the four-branched cross which was one of Gaudí's favorite motives. Behind are the colorful sculpted chimneys with their allusions to sturdy guardians. Leave a Comment
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This project was commisioned by a wealthy textile producer Joseph Batllo who wanted his old house renovated - this was quite a challenge since the house was one in a row of similar houses with small atrium gardens. It would have been much easier and cheaper to build an entirely new house somewhere else , but the prestigious location was obviously worth the extra effort and problems they had with local authotrities after stepping forward on the public walkway with pillars bearing the facade.
Gaudi worked on site just like on all his projects - he was designing and making alterations and finding new technical solutions during the process of building, with his hands on materials and tools. This caused extra costs, delays and problems with local authorities, but also resulted in some amazing visual and technical solutions .
This house had won me over, it is everything I imagined Captain Nemo's home would look like. The shapes and textures resemble those of underwater creatures, vertebra shaped lower border of the staircase, jellyfish shaped doors, fish heads smiling from balconies, fish scales, skeleton supporting the attic ...
Please take a look into Casa Battlo Travelogue for more pictures. Leave a Comment Phone: 93 488 06 66Directions: Take the metro to Passeig de Gracia, or bus 7, 16, 17, 22, 24, 28, 43 or 44.Website: http://www.casabatllo.es/
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This impressive Modernista building was designed by Gaudi and completed in 1907. It is said to illustrate the triumph of Saint George over the dragon, as it is covered in blue, green and ochre ceramics, representing the scales of the dragon. The roof knobbly roof represents the dragon's back, the tower, the saint's cross and the balconies resemble animal bones. You can visit inside the rooms and the the roof for 16 euros. A trip just to the roof is 10 euros (which we did). You also get an audio programme to carry around and listen to. Please look at my travelogue for other photos of this amazing building. Leave a Comment Directions: 43 Passeig de Gracia, to the North East of Plaça Catalunya.
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This house is located in La Manzana de la Discordia ( Manzana means both "apple" and "block" in Spanish). They are three houses on this block designed by three different modernist styles, hence the very different styles.
Gauidi was hired to remodel the house. He added a 5th floor and decorate the facade with colored glass fragments.
Like many of Gauidi's work, religious symbols were included . Note the tri-dimensional cross on the roof. Gauidi wanted a cross that could be seen from any anlge you looked at the house not only the front.
Leave a Comment Directions: Really close to La Pedrera
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Along the famous street Passeig de Grácia, you can find a block of houses called Manzana de la Discórdia, because of all the bizarre architectural styles next to eachother. Most famous here is Casa Batlló, created by Antoni Gaudí from 1905-1907. The house is a clear example of Gaudí organic style. The roof looks like the back of a dragon and the front is covered with forms that remind you of skulls and bones.
As for the interior, this was the best Gaudí building we visited. Really bizarre but absolutely awesome. When we were there in 2002 it was Gaudí year. Before that it was closed to public. I'm not quite sure if it is open to the public now. Leave a Comment
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I never forget the first time I entered this house and went ecstatic! Of all Gaudi's work I personally love this place best.
It dates from 1904 and it's one organic line of detailed architecture which keeps surprising me.
Unfortunately it's not allowed to take pictures inside.
Listed as Unesco World Heritage Site.
Open: Mon-Sun 9.00-20.00
Entrance fee: €16.50 (incl. audio guide) Directions: Metro: Line 3, Passeig de GràciaWebsite: www.casabatllo.es Other Contact: www.gaudiallgaudi.com
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Gaudi's use of ornamentation and color set him apart from the other Modernista architects of the day. His reinterpretation of the Gothic and Romanesque styles, incorporating contemporary materials from regional sources broke new ground in the art world. He stepped out of the formality of the work of his peers, and looked to nature for his inspiration, mimicking the sensuous lines and bold patterns.
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