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(The Quarry; Click here ; www.fundaciocaixacatalunya.es ; Carrer de Provença 261-265;
adult/student & EU senior €10/6; 9am-8pm; Diagonal) Built between 1905
and 1910 as a combined apartment and office block, this is one of Gaudí's undis-
puted masterpieces. Formally called the Casa Milà, after the businessman who
commissioned it, it's better known as La Pedrera because of its uneven grey-stone
facade, which ripples around the corner of Carrer de Provença. The wave effect is
emphasised by elaborate wrought-iron balconies.
Visit the lavish top-floor flat, attic and roof, together known as the Espai Gaudí
(Gaudí Space). The roof is the most extraordinary element, with its giant chimney
pots looking like multicoloured sci-fi versions of medieval knights. In the attic, where
you can appreciate Gaudí's gracious parabolic arches, is a modest museum dedic-
ated to his work.
PALAU DEL BARÓ QUADRAS & CASA DE LES PUNXES
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( www.casaasia.es ; Avinguda Diagonal 373; 10am-8pm Tue-Sat, 10am-2pm Sun;
Diagonal) Puig i Cadafalch built Palau del Baró Quadras between 1902 and 1904,
festooning the fantastical facade with neo-Gothic carvings and a fine stained-glass
gallery. It houses Casa Asia, an Asia-Pacific cultural centre. Visiting the varied tem-
porary exhibitions allows you to get a peek at the inside of this intriguing building,
which is full of surprising oriental themes.
Nearby Casa Terrades, by the same architect, is better known as Casa de les
Punxes (House of Spikes; Avinguda Diagonal 420) because of its pointed, witch's-hat
turrets. This apartment block (1903-05) looks more like a fairy-tale castle.
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