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Pictures Casa Batllo Barcelona
 Casa Batllo address and mapsCasa Batllo in Barcelona is one of Gaudi's most famous buildings . It is located on the elegant boulevard called Passeig de Gracia in the centre of Barcelona's Eixample district. Casa Batllo was built between 1875 and 1877 and bought by Josep Batllo i Casanovas in the year 1900. Batllo then commissioned Antoni Gaudi to renovate the building in the modernist style that was popular at the time. And the result was timeless and breathtaking. Casa Batllo is open for visit all year round and in the summer from mid-June to end August you can enjoy evening concerts on the terrace from Wednesday to Sundays from 21:00 to 00:30.  Casa Batllo was not built by Antoni Gaudi but he redesigned the inside and outside of the original structure. The renovation work lasted two years from 1904 to 1906 From an ordinary apartment building Gaudi created Casa Batllo and it was a transformation that brought Gaudi international fame. The Batllo house is listed as a UNICEF World Heritage site along with several other Gaudi buildings in Barcelona. > Gaudi UNICEF World Heritage sites  Two attic floors were added to Casa Batllo during the refurbishment, and a fantasy dragon back roof tower crowns this masterpiece. In the summer you can enjoy concerts on the courtyard terrace.  Casa Batllo is a fairytale at night  For the new facade of Casa Batllo Gaudi designed a splendid rounded front gallery and a multi-coloured glittering surface of fish scale inspired ceramic pieces.  Casa Batllo has elegantly rounded balconies that some say look like human skulls - perhaps the bones of victims of the dragon on the roof.  The facade of Casa Batllo was “painted” by Gaudi almost like a giant canvas. The front facade is a trencadis work of art that has been compared to the style in Monet’s water lilies painting. Gaudi stood on the street and shouted directions to the workmen, while the front was being decorated.   Inside Casa Batllo Gaudi re-distributed the rooms adding a viewing gallery and unifying the courtyards with the existing staircase to add more natural light and ventilation.  The new doors in the building were also in the curved style that is Gaudi's trademark.  The fireplace room  Gaudi found much of his inspiration in the pristine beauty of nature. Note the swirling shell design of the main room's ceiling.  Main room and gallery of Casa Batllo.  Back balcony on the rear facade of Casa Batllo  Not many porters in Barcelona have an office like this.  Seven Gaudi structures and buildings below that are located in or near Barcelona and which are listed as World Heritage Sites by UNESCO: Parc Güell Palau Güell La Pedrera (also known as Casa Mila) Casa Vicens - not open to public La Sagrada Familia church Crypt in Colonia Güell Other significant Gaudi works in Barcelona: The "Casa Calvet" - not open to public except Casa Calvet restaurant on ground floor The "Colegio Teresiano" - not open to public The Bellesguard Building - not open to public Lampposts made for the city of Barcelona on Plaza Reial in Gothic area. Find all Gaudi buildings Tours of Barcelona's Gaudi buildings Pictures of Barcelona top sights© 2012 Copyright Barcelonayellow.com. Do not copy any text on this page without permission All rights reserved. |
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