Chimneys, Roof, La Pedrera, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Organic forms of the chimneys and staircase openings on the undulating roof of La Pedrera, or Casa Mila, built 1906-10 by Catalan Modernist architect Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, on Passeig de Gracia, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The chimney here is thought to represent a soldier guarding the house, and the roof is sometimes known as the Garden of Warriors. The house was commissioned by businessman Pere Mila i Camps, and has an undulating facade and 2 inner courtyards. Josep Maria Jujol, 1879-1949, designed the windows and fluid wrought iron balconies and the plaster work is by Joan Beltran. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is currently the headquarters of the Catalunya-La Pedrera Foundation. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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13436490

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45130438

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7087px x 4724px (6.2MB)

Credit

Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans

Source

Photograph by Manuel Cohen