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changes colour as you walk around. Before going inside, take a look at the pavement. Each
paving piece carries stylised images of an octopus and a starfish, designs Gaudí originally
cooked up for Casa Batlló.
DespitetheCatalanisationofmostBarcelonanamessince1980,theManzanadelaDiscordia
is still known by its Spanish name to preserve a pun on
manzana,
which means 'block' and
'apple'. In Greek mythology, the original Apple of Discord was tossed onto Mt Olympus by
Eris (Discord), with orders that it be given to the most beautiful goddess, sparking jealousies
that were the catalyst for the Trojan War.
When Gaudí was commissioned to refashion this building, he went to town inside and out.
Theinternallightwellsshimmerwithtilesofdeepseablue.Gaudíeschewedthestraightline,
and so the staircase wafts you up to the 1st (main) floor, where the salon looks on to Passeig
de Gràcia. Everything swirls: the ceiling is twisted into a vortex around its sunlike lamp; the
doors,windowandskylightsaredreamywavesofwoodandcolouredglass.Theatticischar-
acterised byGaudí'strademark hyperboloidarches.Twistingtiled chimney potsaddasurreal
touch to the roof.
Don't Miss…
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The facade and balconies
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The swirling interior
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The dragon-back roof
Practicalities
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Passeig de Gràcia 43
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adult/concessions/child under 7yr €21.50/€18.50/free
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9am-9pm daily
