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2. Casa Batlló - Wikipedia

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   Four chimney stacks on the roof, with the dragon's spine roof arch behind. The roof terrace is one of the most popular features of the entire house due to its famous dragon back design. Gaudí represents an animal's spine by using tiles of different colors on one side. The roof is decorated with four chimney stacks designed to prevent ...

3. Barcelona city guide: Where to eat, drink, shop and stay in ...

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   Here, you’ll find Josep Puig i Cadafalch’s outstanding Casa Amatller (general tickets €19/£15.84) sited beside Casa Batllo. ... with its wavy roof of colourful tessellated tiles, ...

4. Casa Milà - Wikipedia

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   For the floors of Casa Milà, Gaudí used a model of floor forms of square timbers with two colors, and the hydraulic pavement hexagonal pieces of blue and sea motifs that had originally been designed for the Batllo house. The wax was designed in gray by John Bertrand under the supervision of Gaudí who "touched up with their own fingers," in ...

5. Palau Baró de Quadras - Wikipedia

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   The Palau Baró de Quadras is a small modernista palace located in Barcelona on Avinguda Diagonal, equidistant from La Pedrera and Casa de les Punxes. It was built by the Catalan architect Josep Puig i Cadafalch between 1904 and 1906. In 1976 it was designated as Nacional National Historical Monument of Artistic Interest.

6. Trencadís - Wikipedia

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   Trencadís (Catalan pronunciation: [tɾəŋkəˈðis]), also known as pique assiette, broken tile mosaics, bits and pieces, memoryware, and shardware, is a type of mosaic made from cemented-together tile shards and broken chinaware. [1] [2] It is commonly associated with Antoni Gaudi, see below. Glazed china and ceramics tend to be preferred ...

7. Monk and Nun - Wikipedia

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   New roof section, San Agustin, Gran Canaria Mission tile in Spain Monk and Nun, also known as pan and cover, mission tiling, Spanish tile, gutter tile, [1] or barrel tile, is a style of arranging roof tiles, using semi-cylindrical tiles similar to imbrex and tegula, but instead of alternating rows of flat tiles (tegulae) and arched tiles (imbrices), both rows consist of the arched tile.