Casa Milà - Barcelona, Spain
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N 41° 23.709 E 002° 09.706
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Casa Milà, popularly known as La Pedrera, is a modernist building in Barcelona. These three penny smashing machines stand at the entrance hall to the Casa Milà.
Waymark Code: WMQF0H
Location: Cataluña, Spain
Date Posted: 02/18/2016
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Casa Milà was constructed between 1906 and 1912 by Antoni Gaudí (1852-1926). It was commissioned in 1906 by businessman Pere Milà i Camps and his wife Roser Segimon i Artells. At the time, it was controversial because of the undulating stone facade and twisting wrought iron balconies and windows designed by Josep Maria Jujol.
This flamboyant avant-garde dwelling resembles a work of sculpture more than a functional building. Every line of the natural stone facade is curved, with rounded windows and metal balcony railings twining around in plant-like shapes. Even the roof has an undulating shape complemented by the decorative chimneys.
Architecturally it is considered structurally innovative, with a self-supporting stone front and columns, and floors free of load bearing walls. Also innovative is the underground garage.
In 1984 it was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Currently, it is the headquarters of the Catalunya-La Pedrera Foundation, which manages the exhibitions, activities and public visits at Casa Mila.
The monument is open to the public daily for visits, and audio guides are available. It is accessible for the wheelchair users except most part of the roof. However there is an elevator that will take a wheelchair visitor to a part of the rooftop of La Pedrera in order to see it.
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