About
Casa Batlló is a building on the Passeig de Gràcia in Barcelona, Catalonia, designed by Antoni Gaudí. It is a Modernist work, and today it operates as a museum. Visitors come to see how Gaudí approached architecture: forms that curve like living things, and surfaces covered in colourful mosaics.
What you will see
The building is known for its organic shapes. Walls, balconies and windows seem to flow rather than meet at straight lines, and the mosaics catch the light in changing tones through the day. Many visitors find the interiors as striking as the facade, since Gaudí carried the same sense of movement and colour inside the rooms.
Planning a visit
- Address: Passeig de Gràcia, 43, 08007 Barcelona, Spain
- Contact: +34 932 160 306
- Also known as: Gaudí's Casa Batlló
- Recognition: The building is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site that includes Gaudí's works in Barcelona.
Because it stands on one of the city's main boulevards, the house is easy to combine with a walk along the Passeig de Gràcia, where other Modernist buildings line the street. It suits anyone with an interest in architecture, design or the work of Gaudí, and it makes a good stop for a visitor exploring the city's older quarters and its wide Eixample district.