Casa Batlló, located at Passeig de Gracía is one of the great masterpieces of Antoni Gaudi, an architect who also created La Sagrada Familia, La Pedrera and some other great pieces of architecture in Barcelona. Once in Barcelona, one shouldn't miss it.
Curvy balconies, asymmetrical columns, sinuous chimneys, and façade scales reminiscent of a dragon made me feel like I’d mistakenly happened into Gaudi’s dream, Casa Batlló - Barcelona, Spain
It's hard to believe but this room was designed by Gaudi at the turn of the 20th centruy... it looks like something out of the 21st century..
Antoni Gaudì built this six-storey house in Barcelona between 1905 and 1907, creating a standing masterpiece of Modernism.
Entering the building takes the visitor in the inside of a living body, made of stone but capable to pass the strong impression of breathing, infused with a special kind of life.
This fantastic Mediterranean-style palazzo on Miami Beach's Ocean Drive built in 1930 as an apartment complex, was the stately retreat of celebrated fashion designer, Gianni Versace. Named Casa Casuarina, in honor of Somerset Maugham whose story collection has been called "The Casuarina Tree," the mansion is situated in the heart of Miami's Art Deco district.
Casa Batllo as dusk.... a stunning Gaudi architectural wonder from the early 20th century.
This picture shows an unusual angle on La Pedrera, or Casa Mila, in Barcelona. The building was designed by the city's most famous architect Antoni Gaudi and built between 1906 and 1910.