Casa Batlló

Why visit / Interesting facts:

• One of Gaudí­'s most spectacular buildings
• Feels like being inside of a jewel
• Part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Time required: 60 minutes

Phone: (34) 932 160 306

Web site: http://www.casabatllo.es/

Opening hours:

Time period	Opening hours
All year round:	9am - 8pm

Admission:

Ticket type	Charge
General:	18.15 €

Public transport:

• Subway Line 2: Passeig de Gràcia
• Subway Line 3: Passeig de Gràcia
• Subway Line 4: Passeig de Gràcia

Address: Pg. de Gràcia, 43, 08007 Barcelona

Things you need to know:

• Case Batlló (1906) is an imposing modernist building in central Barcelona designed by Gaudí­
• The locals call it the House of Bones (Casa dels ossos) because of its skeletal organic look
• The façade is decorated with colorful mosaic, running from shades of golden orange at the bottom into greenish blues at the top
• The building has a unique arched roof that is often likened to the back of a dinosaur or dragon
• Casa Batlló is part of a block of modernist buildings called the Apple of Discord (Illa de la Discordia)
• The building is a reconstruction of an existing building for a middle-class family
• Gaudí's goal seemed to be to completely avoid straight lines