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  • Josep Batllo's study, with fireplace by Ramon Reguan workshop, and walls covered with a gilded stucco crackle design, in the Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The fireplace is a traditional catalan feature in a Modernisme style, with a mushroom shaped recess in the wall and benches facing each other either side of the fire. The serving room and fireplace open onto the lounges located on the main facade, via large oak curved doors and stained glass panels. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Josep Batllo's study, with fireplace by Ramon Reguan workshop, and walls covered with a gilded stucco crackle design, in the Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The fireplace is a traditional catalan feature in a Modernisme style, with a mushroom shaped recess in the wall and benches facing each other either side of the fire. The serving room and fireplace open onto the lounges located on the main facade, via large oak curved doors and stained glass panels. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Josep Batllo's study, with fireplace by Ramon Reguan workshop, and walls covered with a gilded stucco crackle design, in the Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The fireplace is a traditional catalan feature in a Modernisme style, with a mushroom shaped recess in the wall and benches facing each other either side of the fire. The serving room and fireplace open onto the lounges located on the main facade, via large oak curved doors and stained glass panels. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stepped facade of the Casa Amatller (left), a catalan Modernisme style building by Josep Puig i Cadafalch, built 1898-1900 as a home for chocolatier Antoni Amatller, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Its facade has a ridged cornice and neo-Gothic and Flemish decoration. On the right is the Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fireplace by Ramon Reguan workshop, and walls covered with a gilded stucco crackle design, in Josep Batllo's study, in the Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The fireplace is a traditional catalan feature in a Modernisme style, with a mushroom shaped recess in the wall and benches facing each other either side of the fire. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stepped facade of the Casa Amatller, a catalan Modernisme style building by Josep Puig i Cadafalch, built 1898-1900 as a home for chocolatier Antoni Amatller, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Its facade has a ridged cornice and neo-Gothic and Flemish decoration. On the right is the Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_SPAIN_MC_1330.jpg
  • Chimney stacks covered in a mosaic of coloured ceramic tiles, on the roof of the Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Entrance from the rear courtyard to the family's private dining room on the Noble Floor, with glazed wooden doors with frames in organic shapes and ironwork balustrades, at the Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stained glass panels in the huge windows facing the Passeig de Gracia, with organic carved oak frames, in the grand central hall on the Noble Floor of Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The windows all open using hidden counterweights. The walls and ceiling are all in organic wavy forms resembling the sea. A glass roof is glimpsed through an oculus. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_SPAIN_MC_1251.jpg
  • Roof, covered in a mosaic of coloured ceramic tiles and designed to resemble a dragon's back, and behind, tower topped with a bulbous 4 armed cross, at the Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Grand central hall, with false ceiling in relief resembling a giant plaster spiral, water vortex or galaxy, with central crystal chandelier, on the Noble Floor of Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Main entrance hall with staircase with curved hardwood banister, and the concierge's office window on the left, in the Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved oak furniture with biomimicry detail resembling a whirlwind, in the dining room, in Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Panels of stained glass which can be opened for ventilation, in a curved glazed oak door in Josep Batllo's study, in the Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Decorative newel post topped with a crown, at the top of the main staircase leading to the first floor Batllo family rooms from the private vestibule off the main entrance hall, in the Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The walls and ceiling are undulating with no sharp angles or corners, and the space is lit with natural light by 2 large skylights. The staircase is made from oak and resembles the spine of an animal. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Entrance hall and lift shaft, in the internal patio, the Patio of Lights, clad in blue tiles and beneath a large skylight, allowing natural light to reach all rooms and floors, at the Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved wooden door with organic forms (each door is identified by a different initial), leading from the internal terrace to the rooms of the upper floors, at the Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_SPAIN_MC_1278.jpg
  • Staircase in the internal patio, the Patio of Lights, clad in blue tiles and beneath a large skylight, allowing natural light to reach all rooms and floors, at the Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. In the centre is the window of Josep Batllo's study on the first floor. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chimney stacks covered in a mosaic of coloured ceramic tiles, on the roof of the Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The chimney stacks are crooked to prevent backdraughts. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Grand central hall on the Noble Floor, with huge windows facing the Passeig de Gracia, with stained glass panels and organic carved oak frames, in the Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The windows all open using hidden counterweights. The walls and ceiling are all in organic wavy forms resembling the sea. A glass roof is glimpsed through an oculus. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_SPAIN_MC_1255.jpg
  • Ceiling in relief resembling a giant plaster spiral, water vortex or galaxy, with central crystal chandelier, in the grand central hall on the Noble Floor of Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_SPAIN_MC_1241.jpg
  • Grand central hall, with false ceiling in relief resembling a giant plaster spiral, water vortex or galaxy, with central crystal chandelier, on the Noble Floor of Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mosaic planters on the end wall of the internal terrace, at the Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_SPAIN_MC_1233.jpg
  • Main entrance hall with staircase with curved hardwood banister, and the concierge's office window on the left, in the Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_SPAIN_MC_1210.jpg
  • Carved wooden door with organic forms and central grille, detail, leading from the internal terrace to the rooms of the upper floors, at the Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_SPAIN_MC_1279.jpg
  • Roof, covered in a mosaic of coloured ceramic tiles and designed to resemble a dragon's back, and tower topped with a bulbous 4 armed cross, at the Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_SPAIN_MC_1272.JPG
  • Carved oak furniture with biomimicry detail resembling a whirlwind, in the dining room, in Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Entrance from the rear courtyard to the family's private dining room on the Noble Floor, with glazed wooden doors with frames in organic shapes and ironwork balustrades, at the Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_SPAIN_MC_1261.jpg
  • Grand central hall, with false ceiling in relief resembling a giant plaster spiral, water vortex or galaxy, with central crystal chandelier, on the Noble Floor of Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_SPAIN_MC_1247.jpg
  • Grand central hall on the Noble Floor, with huge windows facing the Passeig de Gracia, with stained glass panels and organic carved oak frames, in the Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The windows all open using hidden counterweights. The walls and ceiling are all in organic wavy forms resembling the sea. A glass roof is glimpsed through an oculus. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_SPAIN_MC_1236.JPG
  • Decorative newel post topped with a crown, on the main staircase leading to the first floor Batllo family rooms from the private vestibule off the main entrance hall, in the Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The walls and ceiling are undulating with no sharp angles or corners, and the space is lit with natural light by 2 large skylights. The staircase is made from oak and resembles the spine of an animal. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_SPAIN_MC_1284.jpg
  • Loft space, with 60 white catenary arches supporting the roof structure, resembling the ribcage a huge creature, formerly used as a service area for laundry and storage, in Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_SPAIN_MC_1270.jpg
  • Decorative newel post topped with a crown, and skylight, on the main staircase leading to the first floor Batllo family rooms from the private vestibule off the main entrance hall, in the Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The walls and ceiling are undulating with no sharp angles or corners, and the space is lit with natural light by 2 large skylights. The staircase is made from oak and resembles the spine of an animal. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Main staircase leading to the first floor Batllo family rooms from the private vestibule off the main entrance hall, in the Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The walls and ceiling are undulating with no sharp angles or corners, and the space is lit with natural light by 2 large skylights. The staircase is made from oak and resembles the spine of an animal, with a decorative newel post topped with a crown. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Entrance hall and lift shaft, in the internal patio, the Patio of Lights, clad in blue tiles and beneath a large skylight, allowing natural light to reach all rooms and floors, at the Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. On the left is the concierge's office. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Control panel in the lift, at the Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The lift shaft is in the internal patio, the Patio of Lights, clad in blue tiles and beneath a large skylight, allowing natural light to reach all rooms and floors. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Walls covered with a gilded stucco crackle design, in Josep Batllo's study, in the Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_SPAIN_MC_1281.jpg
  • Ceiling in relief resembling a giant plaster spiral, water vortex or galaxy, and column, in the grand central hall on the Noble Floor of Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ceiling in relief resembling a giant plaster spiral, water vortex or galaxy, with central crystal chandelier, in the grand central hall on the Noble Floor of Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Antoni Gaudi, 2019, exhibited as part of an augmented reality installation, where visitors can interact with the painting using an electronic device, in the Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Inspired by a painting by Ramon Casas, Gaudi is depicted in a large house empty of furniture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Roof, covered in a mosaic of coloured ceramic tiles and designed to resemble a dragon's back, and tower topped with a bulbous 4 armed cross, at the Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Spiral staircase leading to the roof terrace, from the loft space, formed within 60 white catenary arches supporting the roof structure, resembling the ribcage a huge creature, formerly used as a service area for laundry and storage, in Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Loft space, with 60 white catenary arches supporting the roof structure, resembling the ribcage a huge creature, formerly used as a service area for laundry and storage, in Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Skylight above the internal patio, the Patio of Lights, clad in blue tiles graded from dark to light, and beneath a large skylight, allowing natural light and fresh air to reach all rooms and floors, at the Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Descending the building, tile colours lighten and window sizes increase so as to ensure an even distribution of light throughout. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Staircase in the internal patio, the Patio of Lights, clad in blue tiles and beneath a large skylight, allowing natural light to reach all rooms and floors, at the Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. In the centre is the window of Josep Batllo's study on the first floor. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Grand central hall, with false ceiling in relief resembling a giant plaster spiral, water vortex or galaxy, with central crystal chandelier, on the Noble Floor of Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Crackle stucco walls resembling mosaics, detail, in the grand central hall on the Noble Floor of Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Grand central hall, with false ceiling in relief resembling a giant plaster spiral, water vortex or galaxy, with central crystal chandelier, on the Noble Floor of Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Casa Batllo, roof, chimney and upper facade, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Column and ceiling covered with crackle design resembling mosaics, in the dining room, in Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Internal patio, the Patio of Lights, clad in blue tiles graded from dark to light, and beneath a large skylight, allowing natural light and fresh air to reach all rooms and floors, at the Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Descending the building, tile colours lighten and window sizes increase so as to ensure an even distribution of light throughout. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Large skylights in the shape of turtle shells, above the main staircase leading to the first floor Batllo family rooms from the private vestibule off the main entrance hall, in the Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The walls and ceiling are undulating with no sharp angles or corners, the oak staircase resembles the spine of an animal. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stained glass panels in the huge windows facing the Passeig de Gracia, with organic carved oak frames, in the grand central hall on the Noble Floor of Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The windows all open using hidden counterweights. The walls and ceiling are all in organic wavy forms resembling the sea. A glass roof is glimpsed through an oculus. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ceiling in relief resembling a giant plaster spiral, water vortex or galaxy, with central crystal chandelier, in the grand central hall on the Noble Floor of Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpted wood resembling vertebrae on the main staircase leading to the first floor Batllo family rooms from the private vestibule off the main entrance hall, in the Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The walls and ceiling are undulating with no sharp angles or corners, and the space is lit with natural light by 2 large skylights. The staircase is made from oak and resembles the spine of an animal. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Main entrance hall with staircase with curved hardwood banister, and the concierge's office on the right, in the Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Curved glazed oak oval cupboard door and walls covered with a gilded stucco crackle design, in Josep Batllo's study, in the Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Staircase in the internal patio, the Patio of Lights, clad in blue tiles and beneath a large skylight, allowing natural light to reach all rooms and floors, at the Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Decorative newel post topped with a crown, and skylight, on the main staircase leading to the first floor Batllo family rooms from the private vestibule off the main entrance hall, in the Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The walls and ceiling are undulating with no sharp angles or corners, and the space is lit with natural light by 2 large skylights. The staircase is made from oak and resembles the spine of an animal. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Main staircase leading to the first floor Batllo family rooms from the private vestibule off the main entrance hall, in the Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The walls and ceiling are undulating with no sharp angles or corners, and the space is lit with natural light by 2 large skylights. The staircase is made from oak and resembles the spine of an animal, and the lower walls have wavy oak panelling. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Blue and white ceramic tiles and crackle stucco, decorating the wall of the main entrance hall, in the Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Newel post of the main staircase leading to the first floor Batllo family rooms from the private vestibule off the main entrance hall, in the Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The walls and ceiling are undulating with no sharp angles or corners, and the space is lit with natural light by 2 large skylights. The staircase is made from oak and resembles the spine of an animal. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Panels of stained glass in Josep Batllo's study, in the Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Loft space, with 60 white catenary arches supporting the roof structure, resembling the ribcage a huge creature, formerly used as a service area for laundry and storage, in Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dining room, with chairs and double bench designed by Gaudi, curved doors and windows, parquet floor and wavy oak panelling, in Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ceiling in relief resembling a giant plaster spiral, water vortex or galaxy, with central crystal chandelier, in the grand central hall on the Noble Floor of Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Grand central hall on the Noble Floor, with huge windows facing the Passeig de Gracia, with stained glass panels and organic carved oak frames, in the Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The windows all open using hidden counterweights. The walls and ceiling are all in organic wavy forms resembling the sea. A glass roof is glimpsed through an oculus. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Curved glazed oak doors, with stained glass panels, in the grand central hall, with false ceiling in relief resembling a giant plaster spiral, water vortex or galaxy, with central crystal chandelier, on the Noble Floor of Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved glazed oak door with stained glass panels which can be opened for ventilation, light well and walls covered with a gilded stucco crackle design, in Josep Batllo's study, in the Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Main staircase leading to the first floor Batllo family rooms from the private vestibule off the main entrance hall, in the Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The walls and ceiling are undulating with no sharp angles or corners, and the space is lit with natural light by 2 large skylights. The staircase is made from oak and resembles the spine of an animal, and the lower walls have wavy oak panelling. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Rear facade and tiled rear courtyard, accessed from the family's private dining room on the Noble Floor, at the Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Loft space, with 60 white catenary arches supporting the roof structure, resembling the ribcage a huge creature, formerly used as a service area for laundry and storage, in Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Staircase with curved hardwood handrail, between the first and second floors, in the internal patio, the Patio of Lights, clad in blue tiles and beneath a large skylight, allowing natural light to reach all rooms and floors, at the Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Main staircase leading to the first floor Batllo family rooms from the private vestibule off the main entrance hall, in the Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The walls and ceiling are undulating with no sharp angles or corners, and the space is lit with natural light by 2 large skylights. The staircase is made from oak and resembles the spine of an animal. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Staircase in the internal patio, the Patio of Lights, clad in blue tiles and beneath a large skylight, allowing natural light to reach all rooms and floors, at the Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Roof, covered in a mosaic of coloured ceramic tiles and designed to resemble a dragon's back, at the Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved wooden door with organic forms and letter h (each door is identified by a different initial), detail, leading from the internal terrace to the rooms of the upper floors, at the Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Walls covered with a gilded stucco crackle design, in Josep Batllo's study, in the Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Main staircase leading to the first floor Batllo family rooms from the private vestibule off the main entrance hall, in the Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The walls and ceiling are undulating with no sharp angles or corners, and the space is lit with natural light by 2 large skylights. The staircase is made from oak and resembles the spine of an animal. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Main entrance hall with staircase with curved hardwood banister, in the Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Main entrance vestibule leading to the central entrance hall, on the ground floor, with floor mosaics by Mario Maragliano and walls covered with blue and gold Andalusian style ceramic tiles, in the Palau Baro de Quadras, a mansion remodelled 1904-6 in catalan Modernisme style by Josep Puig i Cadafalch, 1867-1956, between the Avinguda Diagonal and Carrer Rossello, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The house was commissioned by Manuel Quadras i Feliu of the Quadras textile family. The building now houses the Institut Ramon Llull, which promotes catalan language and culture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Wooden desk and chair, in the A Look At Furniture permanent exhibition in Palau Guell, a catalan Modernist mansion designed by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, built 1886-88 for Eusebi Guell, on the Carrer Nou de la Rambla, in El Raval, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The exhibition displays furniture used in Palau Guell by the Guell family, and other catalan Modernisme pieces. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lion, sculpture, detail from stone lintel on front door frame, in the Casa Amatller, a catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style building by Josep Puig i Cadafalch, built 1898-1900 as a home for chocolatier Antoni Amatller, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bedroom of Antoni Amatller, with red wallpaper and carved wooden furniture, in the Casa Amatller, a catalan Modernisme style building by Josep Puig i Cadafalch, built 1898-1900 as a home for chocolatier Antoni Amatller, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved stone capital featuring a choir, in the Dining Room of the Casa Amatller, a catalan Modernisme style building by Josep Puig i Cadafalch, built 1898-1900 as a home for chocolatier Antoni Amatller, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The dining room has a marble floor, carved medieval style furniture by the Salat brothers, a decorative beamed ceiling, and monumental fireplace by Eusebi Arnau, representing the cocoa trade between South America and Europe through the bow of a ship, an indigenous queen and a European queen. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Door, detail, in the Diagonal room, on the first floor of the Palau Baro de Quadras, a mansion remodelled 1904-6 in catalan Modernisme style by Josep Puig i Cadafalch, 1867-1956, between the Avinguda Diagonal and Carrer Rossello, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. This large room overlooking the Avinguda Diagonal was the family's main living room, with Moorish style arches, floral decorations, a coffered ceiling and stained glass gallery. The house was commissioned by Manuel Quadras i Feliu of the Quadras textile family. The building now houses the Institut Ramon Llull, which promotes catalan language and culture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dragon capital from the facade of the Palau Baro de Quadras, a mansion remodelled 1904-6 in catalan Modernisme style by Josep Puig i Cadafalch, 1867-1956, between the Avinguda Diagonal and Carrer Rossello, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The house was commissioned by Manuel Quadras i Feliu of the Quadras textile family. The building now houses the Institut Ramon Llull, which promotes catalan language and culture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Corridor, in the Casa Amatller, a catalan Modernisme style building by Josep Puig i Cadafalch, built 1898-1900 as a home for chocolatier Antoni Amatller, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The walls are decorated with mosaic tiles by Mario Maragliano, 1864-1944. His work also covers the floors of the corridors in the house, to simulate carpets decorated with floral ornaments. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpted stone capital with animals and foliage, detail, in the living room overlooking the Passeig de Gracia, in the Casa Amatller, a catalan Modernisme style building by Josep Puig i Cadafalch, built 1898-1900 as a home for chocolatier Antoni Amatller, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpted stone lintel featuring birds, in Teresa Amatller's antechamber, in the Casa Amatller, a catalan Modernisme style building by Josep Puig i Cadafalch, built 1898-1900 as a home for chocolatier Antoni Amatller, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpted stone lintel featuring a dog, representing fidelity, and foliage, in Teresa Amatller's antechamber, in the Casa Amatller, a catalan Modernisme style building by Josep Puig i Cadafalch, built 1898-1900 as a home for chocolatier Antoni Amatller, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Floral capital and lobed arches of the Diagonal room, on the first floor of the Palau Baro de Quadras, a mansion remodelled 1904-6 in catalan Modernisme style by Josep Puig i Cadafalch, 1867-1956, between the Avinguda Diagonal and Carrer Rossello, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. This large room overlooking the Avinguda Diagonal was the family's main living room, with Moorish style arches, floral decorations, a coffered ceiling and stained glass gallery. The house was commissioned by Manuel Quadras i Feliu of the Quadras textile family. The building now houses the Institut Ramon Llull, which promotes catalan language and culture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fireplace, with family coat of arms and marble columns topped with fish capitals, in the Rossello room, on the first floor of the Palau Baro de Quadras, a mansion remodelled 1904-6 in catalan Modernisme style by Josep Puig i Cadafalch, 1867-1956, between the Avinguda Diagonal and Carrer Rossello, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. This is a large room facing the Carrer Rossello, used by the family as a dining room, with an arcade of bulging columns with Ionic capitals in front of the facade windows. The house was commissioned by Manuel Quadras i Feliu of the Quadras textile family. The building now houses the Institut Ramon Llull, which promotes catalan language and culture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail and gargoyles from the facade of the Palau Baro de Quadras, a mansion remodelled 1904-6 in catalan Modernisme style by Josep Puig i Cadafalch, 1867-1956, between the Avinguda Diagonal and Carrer Rossello, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The facade sculptures are in Gothic style featuring men and women with pinnacles and foliage. The house was commissioned by Manuel Quadras i Feliu of the Quadras textile family. The building now houses the Institut Ramon Llull, which promotes catalan language and culture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Small sitting room, seen from the dining room, through a lobed triple arch structure separated by twisted columns with carved capitals, in the Casa Amatller, a catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style building by Josep Puig i Cadafalch, built 1898-1900 as a home for chocolatier Antoni Amatller, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Entrance hall with staircase leading to the first floor, in the Palau Baro de Quadras, a mansion remodelled 1904-6 in catalan Modernisme style by Josep Puig i Cadafalch, 1867-1956, between the Avinguda Diagonal and Carrer Rossello, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The entrance hall is in a central courtyard, lit from above with natural light from a glass skylight. The floor is covered with mosaics by Mario Maragliano and a fountain, and the walls with blue and gold Andalusian style ceramic tiles. A carved stone noble staircase decorated with floral design leads up to the first floor. The house was commissioned by Manuel Quadras i Feliu of the Quadras textile family. The building now houses the Institut Ramon Llull, which promotes catalan language and culture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Water fountain in the corridor separating the Rossello room and Diagonal room, on the first floor of the Palau Baro de Quadras, a mansion remodelled 1904-6 in catalan Modernisme style by Josep Puig i Cadafalch, 1867-1956, between the Avinguda Diagonal and Carrer Rossello, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The house was commissioned by Manuel Quadras i Feliu of the Quadras textile family. The building now houses the Institut Ramon Llull, which promotes catalan language and culture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Quadras family coat of arms on the fireplace, in the Rossello room, on the first floor of the Palau Baro de Quadras, a mansion remodelled 1904-6 in catalan Modernisme style by Josep Puig i Cadafalch, 1867-1956, between the Avinguda Diagonal and Carrer Rossello, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. This is a large room facing the Carrer Rossello, used by the family as a dining room, with an arcade of bulging columns with Ionic capitals in front of the facade windows. The house was commissioned by Manuel Quadras i Feliu of the Quadras textile family. The building now houses the Institut Ramon Llull, which promotes catalan language and culture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fireplace, with family coat of arms and marble columns topped with fish capitals, in the Rossello room, on the first floor of the Palau Baro de Quadras, a mansion remodelled 1904-6 in catalan Modernisme style by Josep Puig i Cadafalch, 1867-1956, between the Avinguda Diagonal and Carrer Rossello, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. This is a large room facing the Carrer Rossello, used by the family as a dining room, with an arcade of bulging columns with Ionic capitals in front of the facade windows. The house was commissioned by Manuel Quadras i Feliu of the Quadras textile family. The building now houses the Institut Ramon Llull, which promotes catalan language and culture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Woman wearing shawl in a floral wreath, decorative sculpture on wall of the first floor entrance hall, in the Palau Baro de Quadras, a mansion remodelled 1904-6 in catalan Modernisme style by Josep Puig i Cadafalch, 1867-1956, between the Avinguda Diagonal and Carrer Rossello, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The entrance hall is in a central courtyard, lit from above with natural light from a glass skylight. A carved stone noble staircase decorated with floral design leads up to the first floor. The house was commissioned by Manuel Quadras i Feliu of the Quadras textile family. The building now houses the Institut Ramon Llull, which promotes catalan language and culture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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