Casa Batllo

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After Sagrada Familia, we headed over to the Casa Batllo.  It was within (a long) walking distance.  

 We bought tickets in advance for this as well.  Of the Gaudi spots that we visited, this was probably my least favorite, but we (obviously) still enjoyed it.  

 At this visit, we were given virtual reality tablets to get a perspective on what the house looked like when people lived in.  What surprised us was that people still use/live in parts of the building.  

 This was initially a "normal" apartment building that an owner hired Gaudi to come in and transform.
Entrance to the main floor of the building

In the former main living space


Ceiling in main front room
The main floor feels a bit like you are in an aquarium  through most of the apartment building really.

View of the street -- practical windows that open to get the fresh air
The back patio is outside of the master bedroom on the second floor of the building (also known as floor 1 in Spain!).  He cleverly covered parts of the roof with creative decorations.


The roof of the building is particularly well known and from what I heard, home to many events in Barcelona.  
Functional, yet beautiful


 The inside of the top floor was where the servants worked.  Gaudi employed this architectural style quite often (you'll see it in La Pedrera, too).  It reminds me of being inside a rib cage.  


The stairwell/elevator bank was beautiful as well.  This was a key mechanism in the apartment to control temperature.  


Small pet peeve: they do want to try to take your picture and sell it to you.  For the price of admission, it just felt like this was unnecessary...

 We really enjoyed this apartment as our introduction into Gaudi's residential work.  

 Time in house: 1 hr
Times visited: 1
Overall: B+
Location: Passeig de Gràcia, 43, 08007 Barcelona, Spain

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