We hadn't had enough Gaudi just from Sagrada Familia. So the next day we set out to see La Pedrera, aka Casa Mila. It is an actual completed Gaudi design, an apartment building originally built for a (wealthy) couple in 1905-1910. Now it's mostly open to the public as a museum.
There was some cool stuff along the way, including this door.
We were trying to find Manzana de la Discordia, which is a block in Barcelona known for having four notable buildings, in all different, conflicting styles. Manzana means both "city block" and "apple", so it's a pun, referencing the Greek myth of the apple of discord (you can look it up).
Anyway, we thought we had found it, because, look at this building.
And this building (La Pedrera).
They clash, right? But that's not Manzana de la Discordia (more on that later).
But La Pedrera is very cool. You start the tour by climbing up to the roof to look around. And not only is it an excellent building, they have special audio tours targeted at kids.
The roof is a great place to start, because it is awesome. That's Sagrada Familia in the distance (with the cranes, of course).
The roof has many of these statues.
The tile work is also impressive, and there are wonderful details like this little arch.
Another view of the roof with several of the figures.
It's hard to stop taking pictures, really.
There's a lot more to La Pedrera than just the roof. The interior was also designed by Gaudi as well, including this two-seat chair.
And these chairs, too.
One notable thing about Guadi is the set of handles he designed. All of his inspiration is from organic forms, but hyper-functional, and this handle is a good example.
