Casa Milla, Barcelona, Spain
N 41° 23.837 E 002° 09.813
31T E 430077 N 4583198
Quick Description: Casa Milla is yet another Art Deco Building designed by Gaudi.
Location: Spain
Date Posted: 7/5/2007 4:11:15 PM
Waymark Code: WM1T7P
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Long Description:Most people consider it magnificent and overwhelming; some say it
is like waves of lava or a sand-dune. This building seems to break
our understanding of conventional architecture. The most
astonishing part is the roof with an almost lunar appearance and
dreamlike landscape.
The building can be considered more of a sculpture than a
regular building. Critics remark on its detachment from usefulness,
but others consider it to be art. The Barcelonese of the time
considered it ugly, hence the "quarry" nickname, but today it is a
landmark of Barcelona.
It could be compared with the steep cliff walls in which African
tribes build their cave-like dwellings. The wavy facade, with its
large pores, reminds one also of an undulating beach of fine sand,
formed, for example, by a receding dune. The honeycombs made by
industrious bees might also spring to the mind of the observer
viewing the snake-like ups-and-downs that run through the whole
building.
