Apartments
El Pis de la Pedrera
interior door of Casa Mila
Commissioned by the industrialist Pere Milà and his wife, Casa Milà, also known as La Pedrera (the Quarry; a name it gets from its rippling gray stone facade) was built by Gaudí between 1906 and 1910. What is amazing is the almost wavelike pattern of the stone facade highlighted by the wrought iron balconies, each of which is different from the others. For many years, this remarkable building was left to fall apart, but UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site in 1984 and the Caixa de Catalunya (a big bank in this region of Spain) stepped in and bought the building in 1986. After 10 years of restoration, it was finally opened to the public in 1996 as a Cultural Center and it has quickly developed into one of the most important cultural places in Barcelona.
entrance to El Pis
El Pis, one of the flats now open to the public and decorated as it would have been when the building was first occupied.
umbrella stand
parlor
telephone
poster
dining area
sleeping room
bath room
looking out the window
business office
coupon bond
travel trunk
gentleman's bath room
maid's quarters
wash room
sewing room
kitchen
pantry
storage
children's room
child room
bed textile
formal hall
classic bust
