La Pedrera Rooftop
by Joan Carroll
Title
La Pedrera Rooftop
Artist
Joan Carroll
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photograph
Description
One of the main draws of Gaudi's Casa Mila, or La Pedrera, is the rooftop. It was extraordinary in its time and is extraordinary even today! Few buildings today combine artistry and architecture on its rooftop, a place seen infrequently! In La Pedrera the rooftop , charged with artistic and symbolic force, was designed to fulfill a functional role and bears no semblance to the architecture of its time. The astonishing set of architectural-sculptures placed on the rooftop falls into three kinds of structures: stairwells, ventilation towers and chimneys. Some are covered with trencad�s (ceramic fragments), while elements that are the less visible from the street (as seen here) are only roughcast-rendered and painted. The undulating balustrades conform to the shape of the fa�ade, as Gaud� sought a harmonic solution between the rhythms of the fa�ade and the finishings of the roof. In 1984, it was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
FEATURED PHOTO, Urban Images group, 11/12/14
FEATURED PHOTO, Everything manufactured group, 10/4/14
FEATURED PHOTO, Spanish Theme Artwork Group, 10/3/14
FEATURED PHOTO, Spain Photography and Paints group, 9/6/14
FEATURED PHOTO, The Road To Self Promotion group, 9/6/14
FEATURED PHOTO, Out of the Ordinary group, 9/5/14
FEATURED PHOTO, UNESCO World Heritage Sites group, 9/5/14
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September 5th, 2014
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