Gaudi casa mila

Casa Mila in Barcelona. Follow me on Instagram at ___Gwendo__ for more travel inspiration.

Image 1 of 20 from gallery of AD Classics: Casa Milà / Antoni Gaudí. Photograph by Samuel Ludwig

Casa Milà, better known as La Pedrera, (meaning the 'The Quarry'), is a building designed by the Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí and built during the years 1905–1910, being considered officially completed in 1912. It is located at 92, Passeig de Gràcia (passeig is Catalan for promenade) in the Eixample district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It was a controversial design at the time for the bold forms of the undulating stone facade and wrought iron decoration of the balconies and windows…

Casa Mila by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudi is logic defiant, even hard to frame properly with the camera!. This modernista house is also known as La Pedrera (quarry) and has been featured in my blog several times. Today I just want to concentrate on that set of irregular balconies with elaborate and impossible ironwork. As you notice, the stone is cut and aligned in such manner that the balcony appears to undulate, like foamy waves that cast seaweed upon the shore. Of course the seaweed…

Casa Mila / Ceramics / Gaudi's sketch of the Mila's tiles

While planning our month-long Europe trip, we had one night we needed to fill between Paris and Seville. Looking for a place somewhere between the two, we picked Barcelona. Our trip was planned around art museum visits, architecture, and beautiful landscapes, so the city built by Gaudí was a perfect

One of Gaudí’s absolute masterpieces is the stunning Casa Milà in the city of Barcelona, Spain - but why is it nicknamed La Pedrera? Find out the answer and lots more in the blog post!

The magnificent Casa Milà, have you ever visited it? 😍 Thanks to @malonpla 📸 Tag @thisisbarcelona in your best shots in Barcelona! 😎…