La Pedrera - Casa Milà
the La Pedrera - Casa Milà is part of Barcelona , Eixample .Top photos chosen by u all:
Wavy.....
Made by mistca
Back to La Pedrera... Casa Milà, commonly known as La Pedrera is the largest civil building designed by Antoni Gaudi. The apartment block was constructed between 1906 and 1910. It was Gaudi's last work before devoting himself to the construction of the Sagrada Familia. Pedro Milà i Camps, a rich businessman was impressed by the Casa , an expressionist building designed by Gaudi. He commissioned Gaudi to construct an apartment building on a corner site at the Passeig de Gracia, in the Eixample district. The result is a less colorful but nevertheless an even more unconventional building than the Casa . It breaks with traditional architecture by using not a single straight line. The wavy facade, with its large pores, reminds one of an undulating beach of fine sand, formed, for example, by a receding dune. The honeycombs made by industrious bees might also spring to the mind of the observer viewing the snake-like ups-and-downs that run through the whole bulding. In this building Gaudi created a paradox: an artificial but natural building which was simultaneously a summary of all the forms that he has since become famous for. The building does not use load-bearing walls, but rests on pillars and arches. Together with the use of steel this allowed the architect to create completely irregular floor plans. Even the height of the pillars and ceilings differ from one to another. The attractive rooms have a lot of character, with a mixture of expressionist and Art Nouveau styles. On the outside, the undulating balconies look like a series of waves. The iron-wrought balconies were designed by Josep Maria Jujol, who improvised on the spot. Some people see the facade as a cliff-like rock with caves. During construction, people dubbed it a quarry, or 'Pedrera'. To date, people still call the building 'La Pedrera' rather than 'Casa Milà'. The roof is probably the most extraordinary of the building. It features a number of surrealistic colorful chimneys. The roof also features a bench similar to the one in Park Guell.
La Predrera's
Made by Kipourax
Casa Milà, better known as La Pedrera (Catalan for 'The Quarry'), is a building designed by Antoni Gaudí and built in the years 1905–1907. It was built for Roger Segimon de Milà. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Works of Antoni Gaudí. The building does not have any straight lines. Most people consider it magnificent and overwhelming; some say it is like waves of lava or a sand-dune. This building seems to break our understanding of conventional architecture. The most astonishing part is the roof with an almost lunar appearance and dreamlike landscape. The building can be considered more of a sculpture than a regular building. Critics remark on its detachment from usefulness, but others consider it to be art. The Barcelonese of the time considered it ugly, hence the quarry nickname, but today it is a landmark of Barcelona. (taken from Wikipedia) This is the famous Four Warriors chimney ... although some have said that it does have the look of other things ...
Tilting Upwards
Made by doug.mo
Check out the links in the notes to see the other two photos in this series. 3exp Handheld HDRI Casa Milà, better known as La Pedrera (Catalan for 'The Quarry'), is a building designed by the Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí and built in the years 1905–1907. It is located at 92, Passeig de Gràcia ('passeig' is Catalan for promenade or avenue) in the Eixample district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It was built for Roger Segimon de Milà. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Works of Antoni Gaudí. (Cribbed from Wikipedia) My entire Barcelona Travel Set is .
Hmmm?
Made by ...meh...
Gaudí's gorgeous minimalism again, playing with simple lines and tones, yet achieving a powerful effect, with none of the outrageous frippery with which he is commonly associated. Something very elemental here, to my eyes. See where this picture was taken.
La Pedrera
Made by Mintball
I'd thought that it was impossible to convey that magical Mediterranean sky and heat in a black and white photo, but a picture in this month's Black & White Photography convinced me to try an experiment. The following four pictures are the result. I'm surprised – pleasantly so.
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