What's up guys Patrick here tour guide and your guide to Barcelona and today we're visiting the Casa Mila or La Pedreta made by that guy and Tony Gali One of the most common questions I get on modernism tours in the city is if a visit to the Casa Mila is worth it Not only was it the last house built by Antonio Gaudi, but it forms part of the incredible architectural heritage Left by the modernist period on one of Barcelona's most famous streets It's probably on your list of things to do in Barcelona and today I'm going to take you inside to help you decide for yourself If it's worth the visit remember there are all different types of visits available from daily tours to evening shows on the roof Just make sure to book online. It's cheaper than buying at the door The Casa Mila was designed by Antonio Gaudi between 1906 and 1912 It would be the last house he would ever be involved with before turning his attention to the Cicara of Familiar Different from the rest of Gaudi's houses where you can find nature in the house the Casa Mila looks like you could find the house in nature Part of that has to do with its nickname La Pedreta, which means stone quarry take one look and you'll understand why You can find La Pedreta at the top of the passage of Gracia not far from the diagonal metro stop and it's within walking distance from other famous Gaudi houses like the Casa Patio or even the Casa Vicente While we call it a house, it's really an apartment building that was paid for by Pedro Mila and his wife Rusey to house various different tenants I've always thought it was Gaudi's most interesting private property in terms of storylines with changes and problems from the get-go One of my favorite stories about the house is because the way it's constructed and that the facade doesn't hold actually any of the weight It's all done by interior columns one of the columns on the facade sticks out a little bit further than the rest of the building And the government didn't really want this to happen They didn't want the building to be sticking out further into the sidewalk So Gaudi says basically he's going to shave off the column and where they destroy it He's going to put a big plaque that says destroyed by the government or the city of Barcelona And as you can see there's no black here The rest of the facade is covered with different types of stone and the lack of straight lines Something common in Gaudi's work runs throughout the building something you'll later see on the inside Like any visit to a Gaudi build house you have to see the rooftop Gaudi's capacity to turn ordinary chimneys into works of art is always fascinating At the Casa Mila you'll not only find chimneys but vents and statues that create a forest of crosses and bore your like helmets You'll also find great views of the city and realize what a privileged vantage point the Casa Mila offered its inhabitants It's an amazing way to start your visit One of the questions I get a lot is what's on the inside of these blocks that you'll see in the Ishampla and up here you can see for yourself We're in the attic of the Casa Mila and I don't want to give too much away But this is one of the places that Dan Brown used in his novel origin that partly took place in Barcelona The attic was where the laundry was done for the building today It's a museum to Gaudi's genius one thing you'll notice are the cat and area arches throughout which were so important in the Sograda Familia or even the Cologneia Guel You can always learn so much in each of Gaudi's houses and even here you can see how he figured out how to make the Cologneia Gueld Church that it was working on at the exact same time as he was working on the house here I've always been in love with the door knobs that Gaudi created and here you'll find an exhibit explaining the correct hand position for each piece It's something that seems so trivial but speaks the Gaudi's attention to detail Believe it or not three apartments are still used today what you'll visit is an example of an early 19th century apartment Make sure you look down to see the tiles when you first enter you can see they're the same tiles They used to decorate the street outside. These are the originals with the colors and all Not everyone was a fan of the interior even the Mila family apartment was changed shortly after Gaudi's death because Rusei was never fully convinced about the architect It's a free flowing space that lacks straight lines like we saw from the outside It's not a common outline and maybe didn't accommodate everyone's needs Story has it that when Gaudi was asked where a piano was supposed to fit he recommended playing the violin So now that you've seen what the house is like on the inside and out it's up for you to decide remember This is Gaudi's last house the views from the terrace alone are definitely worth it But just to get an idea for the last thing that he's going to build before solely dedicating himself to the cigarette of Amelia I think it's always worth your time if you want to really understand kind of what's going on here in Barcelona as always Thank you for watching. I hope this video helped you out Help your answer some of those questions you had about going inside the Casa Mila or not if it gave you any sort of value Give it that thumbs up and if you haven't done so already subscribe so that you can see other videos about not only Gaudi's Architecture but other things to do while you're here in Barcelona