Famous homes
Eixample · Barcelona · 1906

Gaudí's house of bones

A family hired Gaudí to renovate. He turned their home into a dragon.

Josep Batlló — Eixample · Barcelona
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Textile businessman Josep Batlló hired Antoni Gaudí to remodel his house on Passeig de Gràcia, finished in 1906.

The balconies look like masks, the columns like bones, and the roof like a dragon's back. The Batlló family lived here until the 1950s.

It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and open to visitors.

Timeline

  1. 1904
    Batlló hires Gaudí.
  2. 1906
    The renovation is completed.
  3. 2005
    Named a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Even the most famous house on its street was, first, a family's renovation.

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