Creatures of La Pedrera
by Joan Carroll
Title
Creatures of La Pedrera
Artist
Joan Carroll
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photograph
Description
Genius or lunacy? That's the question they asked when they gave Gaudi his degree in architecture in 1878. This photo shows some of the chimneys on the rooftop of La Pedrera in Barcelona Spain. La Pedrera, otherwise known as Casa Mila is a building degined by Antoni Gaudi and built in 1906-1912 in the Eixample district of Barcelona. The rooftop is one of the many significant parts of the building, where skylights, staircase exits, fans, and chimneys have become real sculptures integrated into the building. . All of these elements, constructed with timbrel coated with limestone, broken marble or glass, have a specific architectural function, nevertheless, they have become real sculptures integrated into the building. The design of the building was controversial at the time of construction and would probably be controversial even today! Nevertheless, it was declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO in 1984. The building is made open to the public by Fundacio Catalunya-La Pedrera, which manages the various exhibitions and activities and visits to the interior and roof.
FEATURED PHOTO, Spanish Theme Artwork Group, 12/28/14
FIRST PLACE finish (tie), Architectural avant-garde contest, 8/15/14
FEATURED PHOTO, Places You Visited 3 per Day group, 6/25/14
FEATURED PHOTO, Premium FAA Artists group, 6/15/14
FEATURED PHOTO, One Good Photo Per Week group, 2/6/14
FEATURED PHOTO, Artists Best Five Artwork Group ABFA Group, 1/31/14
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January 29th, 2014
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Nikolyn McDonald
This is an amazing place. Love your treatment of these chimneys here. Congratulations on the tie for first place in recent Architectural Avant-Garde Image contest.