La Pedrera - Casa Milà

Gaudí's final apartment building (1912) on Passeig de Gràcia — a UNESCO World Heritage landmark with its rippling stone facade and rooftop of spiralling chimney-warriors.

Casa Milà, affectionately nicknamed "La Pedrera" (the quarry) by the people of Barcelona, is the last major residential building designed by Antoni Gaudí. Built between 1906 and 1912 for the Milà family at the corner of Passeig de Gràcia and Carrer de Provença, the building broke radically with every convention of its time. The undulating stone facade without a single straight element, the wrought-iron balconies that seem to grow organically from the building, and above all the surreal rooftop terrace with its spiral chimneys and warrior-helmet ventilation towers made La Pedrera one of the boldest buildings of the 20th century. Inside, the attic floor with its parabolic brick vaults showcases Gaudí's structural ingenuity. Since 1984 the building has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The rooftop is accessible to visitors and offers one of Barcelona's most extraordinary panoramic views.