On Thursday, March 20th, my New YAWKer friend V and I went to check out some more of architect Gaudi's work. We first went to the Casa Batllò located on the Passeig de Gracià, a street of upscale shopping. Also along Passeig de Gracià are a number of works by other architects, in addition to Gaudi, who were part of the Modernisme movement.
Casa Batllò is a building that was renovated by Gaudi. It seems Gaudi's goal was to avoid having any straight lines in the house. A lot of curvy handrails, stainglass windows and doors - quite whimsical. And apparently, when he designed the facade and roof of the building (which look like scales and the curving back of a dragon) he was basing this work on a legendary dragon-slaying story. My favorite part of the building were the beautiful mosaics made of broken ceramic tiles.
Just a few blocks up from the Casa Batllò is La Pedrera, an avant-garde apartment building also designed by Gaudi. Another stunning building!
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