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Casa Batllo Audio Guide for Barcelona

Gaudi’s Masterpiece of Marine and Mythic Design

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Welcome to Casa Batllo

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Casa Batllo • Section 1 of 5

You are standing at number forty-three, Passeig de Gracia, on one of the most prestigious boulevards in Europe. In nineteen hundred and three, a textile industrialist named Josep Batllo purchased this building, which had been originally designed by one of Antoni Gaudi’s own professors in eighteen hundred and seventy-seven. While the owner initially wanted to demolish it, Gaudi convinced him that a total renovation would be far more daring. Between nineteen hundred and four and nineteen hundred and six, Gaudi radically transformed the structure into the living organism you see today. This site is now part of a unique row of buildings known as the Block of Discord, where the era’s greatest architects competed to create the most spectacular facade.

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What does this Casa Batllo audio guide explain?

You are standing at number forty-three, Passeig de Gracia, on one of the most prestigious boulevards in Europe. In nineteen hundred and three, a textile industrialist named Josep Batllo purchased this building, which had been originally designed by one of Antoni Gaudi’s own professors in eighteen hundred and seventy-seven.

Inside this guide

  1. 01

    Welcome to Casa Batllo

    Welcome to Casa Batllo: You are standing at number forty-three, Passeig de Gracia, on one of the most prestigious boulevards in Europe.
  2. 02

    The House of Bones and Masks

    The House of Bones and Masks: Take a moment to look up at the facade. Locally, this building is often called the House of Bones because of the slender stone columns on the lower floors that closely resemble human skeletal remains.
  3. 03

    Living Inside a Marine Dream

    Living Inside a Marine Dream: As you step into the Noble Floor, you are entering what was once the private world of the Batllo family.
  4. 04

    The Science of Light and the Blue Heart

    The Science of Light and the Blue Heart: Hidden at the center of the building is the Light Well, a vertical shaft covered in fifteen thousand blue tiles.
  5. 05

    The Sword and the Dragon’s Spine

    The Sword and the Dragon’s Spine: Your journey culminates on the roof, which is dominated by an arched ridge covered in iridescent, scale-like tiles.

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What does this free Casa Batllo audio guide include?

It covers Welcome to Casa Batllo, The House of Bones and Masks, Living Inside a Marine Dream, and The Science of Light and the Blue Heart, with practical context and details to notice during the visit.

What should I notice first at Casa Batllo?

Start with Welcome to Casa Batllo. The guide then connects The House of Bones and Masks, Living Inside a Marine Dream, and The Science of Light and the Blue Heart to the place, so you know what to look for on site.

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