This is one of three houses in this fashionable block designed by a prominent Modernista architect, the other two being Casa Morera by Domènech i Montaner and Casa Amatller by Puig i Cadafalch. From the outside the façade of Casa Batlló looks like it has been made from skulls and bones. The “Skulls” are n fact balconies and the “bones” are supporting pillars. Sprinkled with bits of blue, mauve and green tiles and studded with wave-shaped window frames and balconies, The roof is covered with bluish-pink tiles on the street side.
Price:
adult: €18.15
child under 7yr: free
student, child 7-18yr & senior: €14.55
Hours: Tuesday hours 9:00am – 9:00pm
Architectural style: Expressionist architecture
Address: Passeig de Gracia, 43, 08007 Barcelona, Spain
Architects: Antoni Gaudí, Josep Maria Jujol
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