Discover Gaudí’s hidden garden: Restoring the Back Façade and Courtyard, Casa Batlló
Casa Batlló (1904-1906), by Antoni Gaudí, has begun the first comprehensive restoration of the building’s rear façade and its courtyard, the private garden of the Batlló family.
Gaudí conceived the rear façade as a vertical garden. It symbolises a flowering plant that climbs from both sides to meet at the top with an explosion of Mediterranean flowers, represented using the trencadís technique.
With this restoration, Casa Batlló will recover the original splendour of its materials, including ceramic and glass brittle, wrought iron, wooden windows and stucco walls. Many elements of the balustrades and balconies will also be restored to their original state and other missing elements will be reproduced.
Casa Batlló has promoted different initiatives to immerse visitors in this restoration and raise international awareness of it.
For further information: www.casabatllo.es/en/restoration
Photo taken during the restoration process © Casa Batlló
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