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Casa Milà, better known as La Pedrera (Catalan
Catalan language

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 for 'The Quarry'), is a building designed by the Catalan architect
Architect

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 Antoni Gaudí
Antoni Gaudí

Antoni Pl?cid Guillem Gaud? i Cornet ? in English sometimes referred to by the Spanish language translation of his name, Antonio Gaud? ? was a Spain Catalonia architecture who belonged to the Modernisme movement and was famous for his unique and highly individualistic designs....
 and built during the years 1906–1910, being considered officially completed in 1912. It is located at 92, Passeig de Gràcia (passeig is Catalan for promenade or avenue) in the Eixample
Eixample

The Eixample is a district of Barcelona between the old city and what were once surrounding small towns . Constructed in the 19th and early 20th centuries, some parts of the Eixample were heavily influenced by modernisme architects, chief among whom was Antoni Gaudi....
 district of Barcelona
Barcelona

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, Catalonia
Catalonia

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, Spain
Spain

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It was built for the married couple, Rosario Segimon and Pere Milà.






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Casa Milà, better known as La Pedrera (Catalan
Catalan language

Catalan is a Romance languages, the national language and official language of Andorra, and a official language in the Autonomous Communities of Spain of the Balearic Islands, Catalonia and Valencian Community and in the city of Alghero in the Italy List of islands in the Mediterranean of Sardinia....
 for 'The Quarry'), is a building designed by the Catalan architect
Architect

An architect is trained and licenced in planning and designing buildings, and participates in supervising the construction of a building. Etymologically, architect derives from the Latin architectus, itself derived from the Greek arkhitekton , i.e....
 Antoni Gaudí
Antoni Gaudí

Antoni Pl?cid Guillem Gaud? i Cornet ? in English sometimes referred to by the Spanish language translation of his name, Antonio Gaud? ? was a Spain Catalonia architecture who belonged to the Modernisme movement and was famous for his unique and highly individualistic designs....
 and built during the years 1906–1910, being considered officially completed in 1912. It is located at 92, Passeig de Gràcia (passeig is Catalan for promenade or avenue) in the Eixample
Eixample

The Eixample is a district of Barcelona between the old city and what were once surrounding small towns . Constructed in the 19th and early 20th centuries, some parts of the Eixample were heavily influenced by modernisme architects, chief among whom was Antoni Gaudi....
 district of Barcelona
Barcelona

Barcelona is the capital and most populous city of the Autonomous communities of Spain of Catalonia and the second largest city in Spain, with a population of 1,615,908 in 2008, while the population of the Metropolitan Area was 3,161,081....
, Catalonia
Catalonia

Catalonia , is an Autonomous Community in northeast Spain.Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km? and has an official population of 7,210,508. It borders France and Andorra to the north, Aragon to the west, the Valencian Community to the south, and the Mediterranean Sea to the east ....
, Spain
Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
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It was built for the married couple, Rosario Segimon and Pere Milà. Rosario Segimon was the wealthy widow of José Guardiola, an Indiano, a term applied locally to the Catalans returning from the American colonies with tremendous wealth. Her second husband, Pere Mila, was a developer who was criticized for his flamboyant lifestyle and ridiculed by the contemporary residents of Barcelona, when they joked about his love of money and opulence, wondering if he wasn’t rather more interested in “the widow’s guardiola” (piggy bank), than in “Guardiola’s widow”.

The design by Gaudi was not followed in some aspects. The local government objected to some aspects of the project, fined the owners for many infractions of regulations, ordered the demolition of aspects exceeding the height standard for the city, and refused to approve the installation of a huge sculpture atop the building—described as "the Virgin"—but said by Gijs Van Hensbergen in his biography of Gaudi, to represent the primeval earth goddess
Goddess

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, Gaia
Gaia (mythology)

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Casa Mila was in poor condition in the early 1980s. It had been painted a dreary brown and many of its interior color schemes had been abandoned or allowed to deteriorate, but it has been restored and many of the original colors revived.

The building is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Works of Antoni Gaudí
Antoni Gaudí

Antoni Pl?cid Guillem Gaud? i Cornet ? in English sometimes referred to by the Spanish language translation of his name, Antonio Gaud? ? was a Spain Catalonia architecture who belonged to the Modernisme movement and was famous for his unique and highly individualistic designs....
". The building is owned by Caixa Catalunya
Caixa Catalunya

Caixa Catalunya is a Spain bank with headquarters in Barcelona, Catalonia. It is partially owned by the Generalitat of Catalonia. It is the fifth largest Savings bank in Spain, and the second largest banking institution in Catalonia, after La Caixa....
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Architecture


Casa Milà was a predecessor of some buildings with a similar biomorphic
Biomorphism

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 appearance:

  • the 1921 Einstein Tower
    Einstein Tower

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     in Potsdam
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    , designed by Erich Mendelsohn
    Erich Mendelsohn

    Erich Mendelsohn was a Germany Jewish architect, known for his expressionist architecture in the 1920s, as well as for developing a dynamic functionalism in his projects for department stores and cinemas....
  • Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
    Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

    The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, which opened on October 21, 1959, is one of the best-known museums in New York City and one of the 20th century's most important architectural landmarks....
     in New York
    New York

    The State of New York is a U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States and is the nation's List of U.S....
    , designed by Frank Lloyd Wright
    Frank Lloyd Wright

    Frank Lloyd Wright was an United States architect, interior designer, writer and educator, who designed more than 1,000 projects, which resulted in more than 500 completed works....
  • Chapelle Notre Dame du Haut, Ronchamp
    Ronchamp

    Ronchamp is a town and Communes of France in the Haute-Sa?ne Departments of France of eastern France, located right between the Vosges_Mountains and the Jura_mountains mountains....
    , France
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    , designed by Le Corbusier
    Le Corbusier

    Charles-?douard Jeanneret-Gris, who chose to be known as Le Corbusier , was a Swiss-French architect, designer, urbanist, writer and also Painting, who is famous for being one of the pioneers of what now is called Modern architecture or the International Style....
  • the Hundertwasserhaus
    Hundertwasserhaus

    The Hundertwasser House Vienna is an Apartment building in Vienna, Austria, designed by Austrian artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser. This landmark of Vienna is located in the Landstra?e, Kegelgasse 34-38 / L?wengasse 41-43, at ....
     and other works by Austrian architect Friedensreich Hundertwasser
    Friedensreich Hundertwasser

    Friedensreich Regentag Dunkelbunt Hundertwasser, born Friedrich Stowasser, was an Austria Painting, Architecture and Sculpture.Born in Vienna, he became one of the best-known contemporary Austrian artists, although controversial,...
  • Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles
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    , by Frank Gehry
    Frank Gehry

    Frank Owen Gehry, Order of Canada is a Pritzker Prize-winning architect based in Los Angeles.His buildings, including his private residence, have become tourist attractions....


Free exhibitions often are held on the first floor, which also provides some opportunity to see the interior design. There is a charge for entrance to the apartments and roof.

Casa Milà in the media and literature


  • A scene in Professione: reporter, a film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni
    Michelangelo Antonioni

    Michelangelo Antonioni, Italian orders of merit was an Italian people modernist film director....
    , was filmed on the roof of the building.
  • Mentioned in the book by Eoin Colfer: Artemis Fowl and the Lost Colony


Several scenes in the movie, Gaudi Afternoon, were filmed at Casa Mila.

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See also

  • List of buildings
    List of buildings

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  • List of museums
    List of museums

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