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Casa Mila in Barcelona
Barcelona and surrounding
Architecture,  Museums, Galleries, Exhibitions
Architecture, 
Museums, Galleries, Exhibitions

A residential building, a marvel of engineering and an architectural monument. It’s hard to argue that such concepts rarely blend into one. However, Casa Mila, built by Antoni Gaudi in the early 20th century, became one of the few creations in the world that managed to encapsulate all of these qualities.

To see the last private residence designed by the great Spanish architect, you need to go to the Eixample district, an open-air museum in the heart of Barcelona. During an inspiring walk along its streets, you’ll also encounter other unique buildings of the city. For example, Casa Amatller, Casa Batllo and Casa Lleo Morera are all located there, and so is the famous Sagrada Familia. Look for Casa Mila at the intersection of Paseo de Gracia avenue and Carrer de Provenca street.

At first glance, Casa Mila appears to be rather primitive. During its creation, Gaudi drew inspiration from nature and that reflected on the building’s facade, decorated with interrelated images of coastal sandstone rock and a powerful sea wave. The sea motifs are continued in decorative wrought iron balconies created by another bright representative of Catalan modernism, Josep Maria Jujol.

Upon closer examination of Casa Mila, one might start to notice Gaudi’s innovative ideas thanks to which the building became famous all over the world. The master chose to highlight not so much its outer appearance, but its structure. There are no load-bearing walls and heavy constructions: their duties fall upon columns and the building frame. The interior spaces that provide for an open floor plan are designed in such a way that there is natural ventilation without air-conditioning systems. Three courtyards and numerous windows, installed in practically every room of the building, enable the greatest possible amount of natural light to fill the space.

Barcelona residents didn’t appreciate Casa Mila’s merits right away. However, since then it became the first architectural creation of the 20th century to become part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Today, the legendary building’s premises are occupied by offices and a single private apartment, and also by exhibition spaces and museums, where one can get inspired by other works of Gaudi, get a taste of the Barcelonian bourgeoisie's lifestyle in the 20th century and get acquainted with works of local contemporary artists.

Address: Passeig de Gracia, 92

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