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La Pedrera (Casa Milà)

9/9/2013

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by Bradley
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          The first of Gaudi's works that we went to visit was La Pedrera (Casa Mila). I'm quite glad that we visited here first because it is very beautiful but is definitely the least interesting of the Gaudi works we saw.

          La Pedrera was built as an apartment complex, it is one of Gaudi's earlier works so the living quarters themselves are not that decorative or interesting but the rest of the building is. When you begin your tour (which you must have a timed entry ticket) you take an elevator to the roof and tour downward from there.

          On the roof you will find many iconic Gaudi sculptures. They are sort of turrets as can be seen above and they are all a little different. The elevator and the stairs to go back down through the building actually exit from some of the larger of these turrets. Additionally, the outside of the building does not appear to have any straight lines and the windows are adorned with wavy metal banisters that look really cool.

          When you descend into the attic you are greeted with vaulted ceilings that create a really open area in which light enters in some places and casts shadows in others that leaves every corner of the space unique. The attic houses a sort of museum of artifacts of other Gaudi works. The audio tour doesn't seem worth it because most things have explanations, and the videos playing are closed captioned.

          Again like I said, once you leave the attic you go through some of the living spaces. I think there are 4 levels but you can only explore 1 and its not that thrilling. The architecture looks like anyone could have designed it and there is no specially designed Gaudi furniture. I suggest skipping the audio. See the amazing roof and attic but spend much more time at Casa Batllo a few blocks down the street!
Visiting Information:
          Cost: €16.50 for adults, €8.25 for kids 7-12, free for kids 6 and under   
          Cost of Audio Guide: €4
          Hours: Nov 5-Feb 28: 9am-6:30pm Mon-Sun
                         Mar 1-Nov 4: 9am-8pm Mon-Sun
          Time to self-tour: 1 hour
          Note: Definitely buy your tickets ahead of time as lines can get long.      
                      Tickets are for timed entry, so get there about 10 minutes before   
                      the time on your tickets and you get to skip the lines. We were 
                      able to enter 30 minutes early.
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