Gaudi La Pedrera Roof

Casa milà la pedrera is considered one of the highlights of antoni gaudi s work in the city of barcelona and was completed between the years of 1906 and 1912 following a commission by pere milà.

Gaudi la pedrera roof.

Casa milà if we use its real name is nicknamed la pedrera because of the use of stone blocks in the façade pedrera meaning quarry in catalan. Information on visits activities rates discounts and events of la pedrera. Fundació catalunya la pedrera 1 29k subscribers. Fantastic roof and much else this gaudi designed appartment block is an unusual and attractive place to visit.

La pedrera is also the only gaudi interpretation centre in barcelona and is an essential place to visit in order to learn about the architect s entire body of work and his inspiration. La pedrera was gaudí s last civil architecture project and according to experts it represents a mixture of modernisme expressionism and naturalism sifted through the sieve of the artist s oneiric and religious universe. This has to be seen to be believed and is what confers world heritage site status. Words photos by your rooftop rambling guide ben holbrook.

La pedrera built between 1906 and 1912 has been open to the public since 1996 and has been classed as a unesco world heritage site since 1984. Official website of casa mila the work of antoni gaudí in barcelona. The building was accepted as a world heritage site by unesco in 1984 as part of an overall collection of projects delivered by gaudi in barcelona. It consists of two blocks of apartments each with its own entrance structured around two large interconnected courtyards with ramps down to the garage for vehicles.

Immerse yourself in the unique majesty of an experience known as the la pedrera night experience and meander through the iconic landmark until you reach the rooftop upon which a mesmerizing display of projections transform the architectural features into surreal and spectacular objects. Feast your senses on the multi sensory magnificence of a multimedia event within gaudi s la pedrera. In total you will tour 4 500 square metres divided across five floors. The stepped roof of la pedrera called the garden of warriors by the poet pere gimferrer because the chimneys appear to be protecting the skylights has undergone a radical restoration removing chimneys added in interventions after gaudí television antennas and other elements that degraded the space.

For gaudi la pedrera represented the most advanced approach to a building on a chamfered street corner in the eixample in barcelona.