After or glorious lunch we made it to a Gaudi designed Casa. It is called the La Pedrera Casa Mila and we had the full tour with the audio guide. It was a very bug apartment building and we were allowed to visit selected areas. Some parts were from the nicest area, where the very wealthy lived, and some were from the servants quarters. These areas were all delightful but the most insightful part was the attic area. Here we were able to see the support system or "the bones" of the building.
Passing some nice buildings
Lovely spires
Some nice shops
We are here
The interior courtyard
Great wooden doorways
Working our way inside
Gaudi designed chairs
Everything needed in the building got a Gaudi touch
Knobs and handles
The top floor has an open area to see the city
Old family portraits
The kids room
Hot water anyone?
One ringgy dinggy
Even the curtains were designed
Great wooden arches
A fine tea set
Not the actual time
Looking out of the windows
A nice non-symmetrical headboard
The same swoosh on top of the wardrobe
The extension
A fancy pair of opera glasses
A great set of pictures marred by the glare
Fairies
Regular domestic activities
Up in the attic we see the bones of the building
The arches are structural elements
Very special to be able to see them
The building we are in
Everything was thin and as lightweight as possible
The master of the catenary arch
The ribs of the roof
This top decorations and structure is the the ribs support
Arches leading into arches
Architectural studies showing the brick arches leading up to a roof spire
Gaudi used inverted strings to model the building's support structure
Seen in a mirror, the shape of the building becomes apparent
Inspired by nature
Examples of twisted support columns
Various other projects
Nice windows
This branching tree inspired Gaudi
So too did this snake skeleton
Up top with the various hoodoos
An Owl?
Vague faces can be seen
Off in the distance is thew Sagrada de Familia
Sun fun
Wrapped in tile bits
Standing guard
Looking down
Twisted and shiny
The Sagrada in the arch
Warning, a javelin throwing area
We are exiting the roof
Many many floors of stairs to descend
Leaving through the courtyard
Tarot cards for sale
Great iron lamp posts
The hipster is in the house!
It has been 3 years and 125 days since we began our Migration
