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3. ESPAI GAUDI
Aseriesofdrawings,photos,maquettesandmultimediadisplayshelpsvisitorsgrasp
Gaudí's architectural wizardry. The museum is housed in the breathtaking, vaulted
attic with its 270 brick arches forming skeletal corridors.
4. EL PIS DE LA PEDRERA
This furnished
Modernista
flat, decorated with period furniture, is a reconstruction
of a typical bourgeois flat of late 19th-century Barcelona. It provides an engaging
contrast between the staid middle-class conservatism of the era and the undeniable
wackiness of the outer building itself.
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5. INTERIOR COURTYARD C/PROVENCA
A brigade of guides takes a multitude of visitors through here each day. A closer in-
spectionofthisfirstcourtyardrevealsitsbeautifulmosaicsandwallpaintingslining
a swirling, fairytale staircase.
6. GATES
The mastery involved in these huge, wrought-iron gates reveals the influence of
Gaudí'spredecessors-fourgenerationsofartisanmetal-workers.Theuseofironis
integral to many of Gaudí's buildings.
7. TEMPORARY EXHIBITION HALL
This gallery space, run by the Catalunya-La Pedrera Foundation, holds regular free
artexhibitions.IthasshownworkbyMarcChagall,SalvadorDalí,FrancisBaconand
others. The ceiling looks as if it has been coated with whisked egg whites.
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8. INTERIOR COURTYARD: PG DE GRACIA
Like the first courtyard, here, too, is a grand, ornate staircase. This one is adorned
with a stunning, floral ceiling painting.
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