What would it be like to live in this house, completed over 100 years ago? Take a look:
An interior open tower brings light down from the skylight and improves ventilation.
Stained glass on the front drawing room window
Iron and wood detail on the interior staircase
Circular stairs to the roof
On the roof – the scales of the mythical dragon
Josep and Amalia Batllo had wanted a beautiful and innovative home. They bought a 26-year old large house on a prestigious avenue in Barcelona with plans to demolish the building and construct a modern house where they could live with their children. The Batllos hired the renowned Antoni Gaudi. He convinced them to renovate rather than rebuild.
For architecture and art to be considered “great”work, the test of time applies: Is it considered great 50 years later? A hundred years later? Casa Batllo won an architecture prize after the Gaudi renovation and is still considered a great work over one hundred years later.
Casa Batllo in Barcelona
October 2014
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Gloria and I visited Barcelona on our brief (3-months) trip around the world in 2002. The world has never looked the same to us. Do they still have a machine at the end of the tour of the Cathedral that will accept your donations using a credit card? Very creative and out-of-the-box thinkers in the town that celebrates Gaudi.
It’s unusual, that’s for sure. I love the curvy staircase.
Unfortunately, we were unable to capture all the unusual surprises. Another unusual aspect was always right around the next corner.
Now I know how it looks inside; Thanks; nice photo’s as well.
Thanks!
But only 1 ½ bathrooms. Go figure.
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Jim W
The house was renovated just as electricity was introduced; expectations were different then.