Antoni Gaudi Casa Mila Roof
With its undulating façade and surrealist sculptural roof antoni gaudi s casa milà appears more organic than artificial as if it were carved.
Antoni gaudi casa mila roof. Casa milà commonly known as la pedrera is the largest civil building designed by antoni gaudí. Information on visits activities rates discounts and events of la pedrera. ˈkazə miˈla spanish pronunciation. Casa milà is the last building of the ingenious architect antoni gaudí before he devoted himself completely to the construction of the sagrada familia.
See 23 243 traveller reviews 19 051 candid photos and great deals for barcelona spain at tripadvisor. 25 june 1852 10 june 1926 was a spanish architect known as the greatest exponent of catalan modernism. Completed in 1912 in barcelona spain. For gaudi la pedrera represented the most advanced approach to a building on a chamfered street corner in the eixample in barcelona.
Casa milà detail of the façade. The apartment block was constructed between 1906 and 1910. Official website of casa mila the work of antoni gaudí in barcelona. Casa mila la pedrera.
Casa mila la pedrera is regarded as antoni gaudi s most iconic work of civic architecture due its constructional and functional innovations as well as its ornamental and decorative solutions which broke with the architectural styles of his day. Gaudí s works have a highly individualized one of a kind style. Antoni gaudí i cornet ˈ ɡ aʊ d i. The roof terrace of the pedrera along with being a panoramic space overlooking one of barcelona s most characteristic neighborhoods is an outstanding open air exhibition of zoomorphic sculptural chimneys and decorations which recall those of the guell park designed by gaudì between 1900 and 1914.
Casa milà catalan pronunciation. The floor of the roof is uneven with steps winding up the walls like forces of nature earth water fire. It was gaudí s last work before devoting himself to the construction of the sagrada família. The roof is one of the most impressive parts of la pedrera where you can also enjoy views over the catalan capital you can see many of barcelona s main attractions from the roof such as the sagrada familia and the torre glòries you truly feel on top of the world.