Description of the attraction
Casa Mila is the last civil engineering project of the outstanding Catalan architect Antoni Gaudi, created by him before he began work on the famous Sagrada Familia. Casa Mila was built between 1906 and 1910 at the intersection of Passeig de Gracia and Carré de Provença.
The Casa Mila house project is replete with truly innovative ideas, the main one of which was that all the main load fell on the frame of the building, while the interior rooms had a free layout. Gaudi himself once said that Casa Mila can be easily converted into a hotel due to its flexible layout. These principles became widespread and widespread later in architecture. In addition, a unique ventilation system has been developed in the project of the house, and there is an underground garage. Initially, Gaudi's project provided for the presence of elevators in the house, which were not laid during the construction process, they were installed much later. Like all of Gaudí's buildings, Casa Mila has a patio, thanks to which it is possible to provide all the interior of the house with natural light.
The facade of the building has completely curved, flexible and smooth lines. Outwardly, the house looks extraordinary and rather rude, so the Barcelona people immediately called it La Pedrera, which translates as “quarry”. At the same time, it is impossible not to note the quirkiness, originality and unusual beauty of the wrought-iron balcony and window rails, made by the master Josep-Maria Jujola, many of which were created with the direct participation of Gaudi himself. But the most striking and surprising is the "sculpture garden" created on the roof of this unusual house.
In 1984, the Mila House was the first of the 20th century buildings to be included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
