Just stroll down the elegant Passeig de Garcia, surely you cant miss the two magnificent buildings by Antoni Gaudi: the multicoloured Casa Batll (Passeig de Gracia 43, casabatllo.es , open every day 9am to 8pm, ticket 8, Metro 2 Violet, 3 Green or 4 Yellow, Passeig de Gracia station) and the splendid Mila house, better known as La Pedrera (Passeig de Gracia 92, only one apartment open to visits Monday to Sunday, 10am to 8pm, ticket 8, Metro 2 Violet, 3 Green or 4 Yellow, Passeig de Gracia station). The Pedrera has an undulating smooth surface of pale stone with Art nouveau railings in wrought iron.
Yet the most spectacular element is the splendid terrace, comprising medieval knights carved from warm red stone, steep brick staircases and bottle-green and white mosaics. The faade is said to be tempting the observer to gaze from the ground skywards a metaphor for the passage from the earth to heaven.
The north-western part of the city is the site of Gaudis Sagrada Familia (Plaa Sagrada Familia, ticket 8, Metro 2 Violet, Sagrada Familia station), the final and unfinished work of the Catalan artist . This audacious building, a mix of architectural styles (Neo-Gothic,...
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