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Casa Milą
AKA La Pedrera (Catalan for 'The Quarry')

  92 Passeig de Grącia, Barcelona, Spain

Architect: Antoni Gaudi (Pronounced an TONIO gow DEE on the La Pedrera museum English version Audio Guide)
Built: 1905-10, officially completed in 1912
Style: Art Nouveau  (Modernist)
Status: UNESCO World Heritage Site "Works of Antoni Gaudķ".

Except where noted, 2009 photographs:




Facade ... 2015 photo





Facade ... 2015 photo









On the outside, the undulating balconies look like a series of waves. The iron-wrought balconies were designed by Josep Maria Jujol, who improvised on the spot.














Scrap metal was used ... 2015 photo



Entrance


















Photos and their arrangement © 2009, 2015 Chuck LaChiusa
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