Monday, August 10, 2015

Casa Batllo

When we travel some stops are for the kids - see last Friday's post about the dragon playground. This was one of my suggestions. If you like unique architecture or hate straight lines/walls, this is the place to be.

The outside of the house really stands out.

From the inside looking out. We have so many photos that just didn't turn out right. In a picture, our brains assume thing are straight lines and when you can't see the depth this house loses much of it's charm.

Even the back patio when confined by straight walls due to neighbors has rounded edges and things coming out.

Walking down the hallway listening to the audio tour.

From the roof you can see how every element possible is made round, curved, or mosaic-ed, often all three.

This is still a house people live in so there are parts close to the public. There are just so many amazing details from the elevator, the door knobs, even the laundry room, that I can't include here. It was well worth the price of admission and the wait to get in. It also offered a change in perspective for our kids. They started drawing houses with round walls, mentioning architectural features they had never noticed before, etc. I love when we travel and it expands their minds to things they had never even known they might be interested in.

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