19th Feb 2011 Barcelona Day 3 – Eixample Part 2

Funfacio Antomi Tapies – publishing art house with a sculpture on the roof entitled cloud and the chair

La Pedrera (Casa Mila) - also known as the stone quarry, this is Gaudi greatest contribution to civic architecture. This building has a curved ripple effect of eight floor apartments around two circular courtyards.  There are no straight walls anywhere in the building. The museum El Espai Gaudi occupies the top floor and allows access to the roof with the witch scares chimney ducts. 

  

Casa Terrades – free-standing six sided apartment block known as the house of the points