What is Casa Mila? »Its Definition and Meaning [2019]

This is a modernist building, popularly known as “la pedrera” (the quarry, in Catalan), designed by the architect Antoni Gaudi , located in Barcelona.The construction took six years to materialize, from 1906 to 1912, and was made at the request of the marriage formed by Pere Mila i Camps, prominent native businessman of Barcelona, ​​and Roser Segimon i Artells.Its opening to the public occurred in the year 1987, and since then it has received 20 million inhabitants, 1 million per year, on average; From this, it has become one of the main tourist attractions of Barcelona, ​​in addition to one of the most visited.

It is located in the Eixample District (Eixample, in Catalan), specifically in the Paseo de Gracia .This area, during the time of construction, was where the richest in the city decided to assemble their homes, with facades never seen before and luxurious decorations. It is a senorial house, entrusted to the architect Gaudi , who enjoyed great popularity, by Pere Mila i Camps and his wife, who enjoyed an outstanding financial and social position..Mila's vision was that of a large building, whose main floor was her residence; Gaudi fulfilled this desire; however, by 1909, he would abandon the direction of the project, due to differences with Mila regarding the decoration of the place.Finally, Gaudi had to take the promoter to trial , so that he could pay their fees (105,000 pesetas).

The plot where it was built is 34 by 56 meters , with an area of ​​1835 m2; It consists of 6 floors, two interior courtyards, an attic, a basement and a roof terrace, in addition to two independent buildings, which only have communication with the rest of the house through the ground floor.It was declared in 1966 as a Historic Monument-Artist of National Character, in addition to World Heritage by the UNESCO .In 1986, the Caixa de Catalunya bought it, and I carry out a series of processes of conservation and restoration of the property; in 1987 it opened its doors to the public.