Barcelona Day Four - March 22, 2002
Palau de la Musica Catalana, Casa Mila, and a walk in the Eixample
Cupola of the Palau de la Musica Catalana
Pillars
Closer view of the pillars
Exterior mosaic
Another
Figures from Catalan popular music
Side view; all pillars are decorated with floral mosaics
Different view of front sculpture
More pillars
Old ticket booth
Reflections in front window
Reflections in side window
(the staircase and giant lamps are interior details)
Very impressive building, not a clue what it is
Ornamention on an apartment complex
I just liked this shot...
There were parrots everywhere
More modern buildings in Eixample, but still lovely
Sidewalk tiles
Shot of Passeig de Gracia in the Eixample
More sidewalk tiles
I believe this is the Union y el Fenix Espanol
Ceiling of a courtyard at Casa Mila
Staircase in interior courtyard at Casa Mila
Rooftop of Casa Mila
The "witch-scarers" or espantabruixes
(the fences were added later; the original boundary was the short wall seen in the middle picture below)
Closer view
There are 4 different versions of these white-covered things
View of Passeig de Gracia from the roof
Note Sagrada Familia in the background
Green mosaic witch-scarers
Looking down into the courtyard
A courtyard in the Eixample
(I liked the etched doors)
Casa Batllo exterior
Different view
Casa Amatller exterior
A view down the block
"Novol i Cadira" (Cloud & Chair)
by Antoni Tapies at his Foundation
A Smart car
- these were adorable, and everywhere
Liked the juxtaposition of the new and the old
"Coqueta" by Josep Granyer
Definitely flirtatious!
Highly decorated building on La Rambla de Catalunya
All photos copyrighted by Alanna Clare, 2002
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