Gaudi La Pedrera Roof

Official website of casa mila the work of antoni gaudí in barcelona.

Gaudi la pedrera roof.

The visit starts at ground level in one of the courtyards but rapidly translates by lift to the fantastic roof. For gaudi la pedrera represented the most advanced approach to a building on a chamfered street corner in the eixample in barcelona. The jazz nights at la pedrera are the perfect way to kick off a night out in barcelona. Casa milà if we use its real name is nicknamed la pedrera because of the use of stone blocks in the façade pedrera meaning quarry in catalan.

In total you will tour 4 500 square metres divided across five floors. Fundació catalunya la pedrera 1 29k subscribers. Immerse yourself in the unique majesty of an experience known as the la pedrera night experience and meander through the iconic landmark until you reach the rooftop upon which a mesmerizing display of projections transform the architectural features into surreal and spectacular objects. The stepped roof of la pedrera called the garden of warriors by the poet pere gimferrer because the chimneys appear to be protecting the skylights has undergone a radical restoration removing chimneys added in interventions after gaudí television antennas and other elements that degraded the space.

La pedrera is also the only gaudi interpretation centre in barcelona and is an essential place to visit in order to learn about the architect s entire body of work and his inspiration. Live jazz on the rooftop of gaudi s la pedrera casa milà enjoy live jazz catalan cava and romantic city views from the rooftop of one of antoni gaudi s most famous buildings. The building was accepted as a world heritage site by unesco in 1984 as part of an overall collection of projects delivered by gaudi in barcelona. La pedrera was gaudí s last civil architecture project and according to experts it represents a mixture of modernisme expressionism and naturalism sifted through the sieve of the artist s oneiric and religious universe.

It consists of two blocks of apartments each with its own entrance structured around two large interconnected courtyards with ramps down to the garage for vehicles. Feast your senses on the multi sensory magnificence of a multimedia event within gaudi s la pedrera. Words photos by your rooftop rambling guide ben holbrook. Information on visits activities rates discounts and events of la pedrera.

La pedrera built between 1906 and 1912 has been open to the public since 1996 and has been classed as a unesco world heritage site since 1984.