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La Pedrera

Gaudí's wave-shaped apartment building, Casa Milà, with a rooftop of warrior-like chimneys.

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Photo: Thomas Ledl · CC BY-SA 4.0
Open
Every day, including night visits
Price
Paid
Time Needed
1½ hours
Address
Passeig de Gràcia 92, 08008 BarcelonaDirections
Getting There
Diagonal station (Metro lines 3 and 5).

Why Go

Built between 1906 and 1912, Casa Milà was nicknamed the stone quarry for its undulating facade. Its rooftop is a sculpture garden of twisted chimneys and stairwells.

Inside, the attic's brick arches hold an exhibition on Gaudí, and one apartment is furnished as it was in the 1920s.

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