Went in to Barcelona another day and this time we went to Casa Batllo. This was my favourite facade of the Gaudi buildings and the audio guide said that the balconies were likened to various things but to me they are "masks" and I love masks.
Close up
There were five floors to walk up, each having a room/rooms to look at and I am so disappointed that my photograph of the staircase in the lobby did not turn out good enough to show you because the curves were beautiful. The walls were plastered in a soft pearly grey and did not appear to have edges where they met with the ceilings. Everything was curves, curves, curves reminiscent of the sea and his colour choices reflected this.
The woodwork is absolutely beautiful and the glass pieces inlaid into the top of the doors of the main floor looks a different colour when viewed from one side to the other. This is the entrance to the dining room ...
... and here we are in it.
This is the view you have as you climb up the staircase - in the next photograph you can see, I hope, that the tiles gradually increase in intensity from whites, pearl greys and sky blues to navy and cobalt on the higher ones. Some tiles are smooth and some are in relief.
As you got to the top floor you walked out between two gorgeous pillars onto the roof space - you can just see them to the left of the photograph - the colours were so pretty.
This courtyard is decorated with rocaille and flower boxes covered in ceramic discs and trencadis glass and ceramic pieces of different colours.
and then
as you went around the roof terrace
Don't know the poser
Just before I leave it for today I will put up a couple more photographs. This one shows the magnificent arches he built - what an artist/engineer and mathematician he must have been.
and here he is thanking you for visiting
... and thank you for getting so far with reading my blog.
