*WS 129: the private residence of Casa Batllo in Barcelona, Spain*
This is another of the 7 projects of the great Antoni Gaudi listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It was originally a private house, several stories high, owned by a middle class family and in 1904 Gaudi was commissioned to refurbish the building. And a completely new residence was created. We were here in 2017.
Gaudi replaced the original facade with a work in glass and stone. The new facade wall was made to curve and bend like a wave, covered with a mosaic of coloured glass and ceramic fragments. First 2 photos. The top of the building looks like the back of a dragon. It appears to have scales and a spine which seem to change colour as one look at it from different angles. 3rd and 4th photos.
The interior is just as remarkable: pillars, balconies, doors, etc in fanciful shapes and material, with a room decorated to look like it is under water.
We paid about RM 100 each for the entrance fee, queued for an hour to go in. The original house owner could never imagine he has left a gold mine to his decendents.
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