CASA BATLLÓ, Casa Batlló

Hi, I'm James, your personal guide. Together with MyWoWo, I'd like to welcome you to one of the wonders of the world.

Today I'll accompany you through Casa Batlló, which is one of the most amazing places in Barcelona!

With its portico that looks like it's being held up by elephant feet, the façade that looks like stretched skin, the central window that looks like a whale's mouth, and a flamboyant roof that resembles the back of a prehistoric monster, Casa Batlló is undoubtedly one of the most extravagant creations of the Catalan Antoni Gaudí, who brilliantly solved the problem presented by a having a narrow, tall lot. But his aim was to design a building resembling a dragon in homage to St. George, the patron saint of Catalonia.

Your visit starts in the atrium, which Gaudí conceived as an underwater cavity, lit by skylights that resemble turtle shells. From here you go to the glittering inner courtyard: despite the small size of the building, which is narrow and deep, Gaudí managed to make it cheerful with an exuberant ceramic coating....