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La Pedrera, Barcelona
Barcelona is one of the most fascinating tourist destinations in Europe. There are many interesting sites to visit while on a trip to this city such as Park Guell, La Pedera, Sagrada Familia, La Rambla, Placa d'Espanya, The Gothic Quarter, La Placa Reial and San Pau del Camp. The Catalan architect Antoni Gaudi designed La Pedrera, Barcelona. Originally known by the name Casa Mila, It was built during 1905-1907. It is situated at the Passeig de Gracia in the Eixample district and was included in the UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. It was initially constructed for the residential apartments and offices. However, it became difficult to furnish the rooms because of their irregular shapes and hence, it was converted into a museum and opened for tourists.
It is believed that Gaudi had taken inspiration from the ocean waves or a variety of specific mountains or a mountain crest with clouds, while designing this limestone building. This building is the best example of the contrasts between concavities, curves and voids. The contrast between the pale stone and dark iron looks very attractive. The stonework is waving and cut in big blocks. It falls straight to the street creating a moving surface from top to bottom on the front side of the building. The entire frontage looks like it is curved in shape without a straight-line. The seaweed like ironwork is cloaked across the front side of the building to create balconies. Josep Maria Jujol designed the molded-iron balconies.
The building has two entrances. One is at the corner. The main entrance is on Carrer de Provenca that leads one to one of the central courtyards. The building appears more traditional because of the flowing staircases and color schemes. The roof scape of the building is amazing. It seems like children's playground due to its different levels and several sculptural forms. The building has two terraces, one elliptical and other circular. From each terrace, there is a spiral staircase descending to the lower floors. The ceilings of each room and corridor are painted with colorful and wavy shapes. The sheer magnificence of the art work and architectural patterns make La Pedrera in Barcelona a majestic building worth visiting while on a tour to this city.
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