La Pedrera - Great Attractions (Barcelona, Spain)

  • 13 years ago
Take a tour of La Pedrera in Barcelona, Spain – part of the World’s Greatest Attractions series by GeoBeats.

A masterpiece of architecture, Antoni Gaudi’s Casa Mila was completed in 1912.

Better known as La Pedrera, “the quarry,” this five-floor house is now a museum.

Spectacular rooftop designs crown the unusual building.

A chimney doubles as a fascinating sculpture.

Vast tree-like structures tower against the Barcelona sky.

La Pedrera was inspiration for structures like New York’s Guggenheim Museum.

From every angle, form and function mingle in unexpected and fascinating ways.