Gaudi's creativity and eccentricity reached their full fruition with the construction of a multitude of buildings around Barcelona, notably the Casa Btllo and the Casa Mila (also known as La Pedrera, or simply, "stone quarry"). Here we see him boldly experiment with structure, form and function, weaving mythological motifs with geometrical inspirations drawn from nature to create architecture that borders on the surreal.

A stunning example of Gaudi's Art Nouveau, the building is characterized by the singular lack of straight lines and edges	The facade consists of a mosaic of broken ceramic resembling fish scales, that cover a smoothly transitioning range of hues.		Flowing stonework meshes with oval windows to create a geometry that almost belongs to Disney's imagination world.

Staircase, Casa Batllo			The sun-shaped overhead lamp on the first floor	The roof is arched like the back of a dinosaur, possibly depicting the slaying of a dragon by the sword of St. George.

Inside walls of the vestibule, Casa Batllo	Rooftop chimneys	Detail, the dragon and Saint George

La Pedrera, characterized by a wavy biomorphic exterior.	The entrance	The wrought iron sculpture adorning the verandahs

Rooftop, La Pedrera

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