Pedrera-Antoni Gaudi

This is important to highlight and make known an artistic character

La Pedrera is probably one of the most famous modernist buildings in the world and one of the most important works of the architect Antoni Gaudí. A continent that becomes a work of art in itself.
Its singularity and its patrimonial and artistic value are widely credited with its inclusion in the Catalog of Artistic Patrimony of the City of Barcelona in 1962; With the declaration of a Historic and Historical Monument of National Interest by the Spanish Government in 1969 or with the inscription by UNESCO as a Cultural Heritage of World Heritage in 1984 for its exceptional universal value

The Casa Milà is the fourth and last of the works that Gaudí carried out on Paseo de Gracia, at that time the most important avenue of the city, that communicated the old Barcelona, ​​that had demolished the walls, with the town of Gracia.
Although officially known as Casa Milà because it was a real estate initiative of this family, which also established its residence there, popularly received the nickname "La Pedrera", which ironically alludes, as has been said, to its appearance Exterior, resembling an open pit quarry

Gaudí understood architecture as a total art, and this is evident in the attention placed on each of the elements that make up his work, from balconies to balconies to door handles. He also had a great interest in nature and geometry, and took advantage of all the technical innovations of the moment. Some of his most outstanding works, apart from La Pedrera, are Casa Vicens, Güell Park, Casa Batlló or Sagrada Familia.