Last night we bought tickets online for an 11:30 entry to Sagrada Familia and because of an early start got tickets at the entrance for a 9:00 visit to Casa Milá (La Pedrera). La Pedrera was built in 1906 as an apartment building for a newly married couple Pere and Roser Milá. The Milás planned to occupy the ground floor and rent the other apartment floors, apparently a common practice at the time. There are many notable features of this building, too many to remember without extensive study. But the three that struck me are:

  • The structures on the roof which make decorations from essentials such as ventilation shafts and chimneys.

  • The large light well that runs down the center of the building.

  • The brick arches that can be seen in the buildings attic. Arches and their use in construction was apparently a life long study for Guadí

I gave some facts about Sagrada Familia in yesterdays post so I wont repeat that information. But, having now toured the building and seen the inside - this really is a remarkable undertaking.