Official website of casa mila the work of antoni gaudí in barcelona.
La pedrera roof.
The roof of casa mila la pedrera not only seals the building against the elements but also reveals three of gaudi s concerns.
Insulation lighting and ventilation.
Casa milà catalan pronunciation.
ˈkazə miˈla spanish pronunciation.
La pedrera was gaudí s last civil architecture project and according to experts it represents a mixture of modernisme expressionism and naturalism sifted through the sieve of the artist s oneiric and religious universe.
The roof is one of the most impressive parts of la pedrera where you can also enjoy views over the catalan capital you can see many of barcelona s main attractions from the roof such as the sagrada familia and the torre glòries you truly feel on top of the world.
It is a unique building a masterpiece of nature that reveals gaudi s boundless imagination.
La pedrera as the building was ironically nicknamed meaning the stone quarry because of its external appearance was designed as a sumptuous bourgeois residence consisting of two apartment blocks with independent entrances linked together by two inner courtyards.
The floor of the roof is uneven with steps winding up the walls like forces of nature earth water fire.
Stairwells ventilation towers and chimneys.
La pedrera jazz is the must see summer cycle in the city.
La pedrera jazz includes a free visit to the whale s attic located in the attic of casa milà followed by a drink on the roof an emblematic and evocative place that invites you.
Visit casa mila la pedrera and you will enter the world of antoni gaudi and discover for yourself how nature is the origin and inspiration of the building.
The roof is transformed into an exceptional setting to enjoy the night city views and the best live music.
ˈkasa miˈla popularly known as la pedrera pronounced ɫə pəˈðɾeɾə or the stone quarry a reference to its unconventional rough hewn appearance is a modernist building in barcelona catalonia spain it was the last private residence designed by architect antoni gaudí and was built between 1906 and 1912.
Casa mila popularly known as la pedrera is a unesco world heritage site and the architect s last civic architectural project.
The amazing roof terrace is vibrant with creative energy and unrelated to anything else to be found in the.
This modernist building in barcelona designed by catalan architect antoni gaudi was built between 1906 and 1912.
On the rooftop we find order beauty and tremendous functionality in the built features.
Perhaps there are lots of traditional chimney pots that look like faces but none as can be as spectacular as those on the roof of casa milà la pedrera in barcelona.
Words photos by your rooftop rambling guide ben holbrook.
8pm on friday and saturday nights from early june to mid.
Inner courtyards became a gaudí speciality as visitors to casa batlló will already have discovered.
Information on visits activities rates discounts and events of la pedrera.
Live jazz concerts staged on the rooftop of antoni gaudi s iconic la pedrera aka casa milà building in barcelona.
