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sculptures of maidens holding the latest in early 20th-century technology: the telephone,
the phonograph, the telegraph and the camera.
Casa Amatller
A few doors up, you'll see Puig i Cadafalch's
Casa Amatller
(
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)
, which has a
stepped Flemish Renaissance roof and a medievalesque facade adorned with whimsical
statuary. Near the entrance portal, St George is impaling the dragon and there are more
curious creatures on the second floor, including a monkey hammering on a forge.
Casa Batlló
Casa Batlló
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)
shimmers in Gaudí-esque extravagance. Its symbolic meaning
is open to interpretation but is undoubtedly connected with Catalan identity: a Carnaval
celebration (the masklike balconies, the facade glittering like confetti), a fish (with scales
and bonelike columns) and an abstract St George (the swordlike chimney) slaying the
dragon (the scaly roof).
Fundació Antoni Tàpies
Just around the corner is another of Domènech i Montaner's fine works, which today
houses the
Fundació Antoni Tàpies
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). The symmetrical brick exterior shows
Muslim influences, while the wiry sculpture on the roof is a Tàpies creation and repres-
ents a chair jutting out of a cloud.
La Pedrera
Up the road is Casa Milà, better known as
La Pedrera
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) for its grey stone
facade. The undulating walls and rippling wrought-iron balconies show organic influen-
ces. Up top stand the famous stone chimneys that resemble helmeted warriors, but you'll
have to pay to see them.
Casa Thomas
Casa Thomas
was one of Domènech i Montaner's earlier efforts. The ceramic details are
a trademark and the massive ground-level wrought-iron decoration is magnificent.
Wander inside to the Cubiña design store to admire his interior work.
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