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Known as the prelude to Casa Milà (La Pedrera), Casa Batlló is a wonderful and extraordinary house on Passeig de Gracia, designed by the Antoni Gaudi. The colors and shapes used in this work were inspired by marine life, such as the facade which is reminiscent of natural coral. Some people say it looks like it is made from bones, with the balconies being skulls and the supporting pillars being the bones. The attention to detail in this building is incredibly breathtaking. Apart from the initial decorative features, present excellent architectural decisions such as varying the sizes of window depending on it's position and floor. It has been said the architect Josep Maria Jujol, a colleage of Gaudi, was responsible for the glass and ceramic work in this building, though evidence is not clear. Jujol also contributed to La Pedrera and Parc Guell some years later
A stamp technique of Gaudi is to put as much detail to the interior of buildings as the outside, and Casa Batlló has no exception. Curved corridors and organic-shaped doorways make it a challenge to furnish, but a wonderful place to experience.
The artist Salvador Dali, once described the roof of the building as appearing like “the reflections of twilight clouds on the waters of a lake”. If you get up early in the morning as the sun rises you will be able to see the sunlight glinting from the ceramic and glass mosaic that the roof is made of, just what Dali was referring to. How To get? Casa Batllò:
Passeig de Gracia, 43.
Nearest metro: Passeig de Gracia (L3)
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