Barcelona eye Faktruma 7 facts about Mila House (A. Gaudi)

We continue the story of Barcelona, which was visited in late September with the support of Aviasales. Today the facts are devoted to architectural masterpieces of Gaudi: La Pedrera House.

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1. In Barcelona, there is a large part of the building work of world-famous architect Antonio Gaudi. One - family house is lovely, built in the early 20th century. We would certainly like to visit all of Gaudi's masterpieces, but the time was only enough for the Casa Mila and Sagrada Familia (Church of St. Familia). By the way, the second name of La Pedrera - Pedrera, "the quarry».

2. near the house Mila us, as always, greeted a long line of tourists. Actually, to inspect the roof of the house are available, and one of the loft apartments, decorated as a museum. After the ticket office you will immediately find yourself in an ordinary modern elevator that dovozit you up a spiral staircase, which provides access to the roof.

3. On the roof there are the famous sculptural figures, simultaneously acting as ventilation shafts and chimneys, lots of steps and views of Barcelona. Here you can look from the top in innovative for that time courtyards with which Gaudí solved the problem with the illumination of apartments. Each room should have been a window lets in the sunlight.

By the way, skirting the roof in some places appear to be dangerously low, no barriers except the signs "Be careful not to lean against," no.

4. For the same spiral staircase in the back room of the attic, equipped with a mini-museum. Here you can see the amazing vaults that hold the roof. With them, Gaudí was able to give up heavy beams to maintain the roof. Also here are the models of La Pedrera and showcases sources of inspiration of the architect: a variety of fruits, fruit and other objects of natural origin.

5. Fact: everything here winds, bends and swims exactly like a living organism. Casa Mila - is a cross between the building, the ocean and the forest. Describe this is impossible, you can only go and see.

6. After inspecting the attic, we were sent to the apartment with the Catalan interior of the early 20th century. The House is lovely no load-bearing walls, which means any plan apartment owners to taste. The dream! :)

7. Ends inspection as well as inspection of any Barcelona Museum: Exit Through the Gift Shop. By the way, souvenir shops in all the museums in Barcelona is a network: decorated the same and have similar range. The money you spend there, go to the maintenance of the museums themselves. So do not be stingy! :)

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