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Casa Batlló

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The "House of bones" by catalan architect Antoni Gaudi

About this creation

Gaudi made this house (a reformation) in 1904.
It is also called the "House of Bones" because of its strong visual aspect.
The house still exist in Barcelona (Spain) and can be visited by the public. (It´s even more impressive on the inside...)

"Las tres mellizas" (a popular spanish modern childrens animation TV series) did a special episode about Gaudi and his life (and works).

Overview of the MOC. Somewhat bigger than the Corner Café scale. Maybe even too big for minifig-scale¿?

The roof is a rendition of a dragon...

...and the tower is the sword of Saint George -encrusted in the back of the dragon!

Saint George is the patron of Cataluña. (The spanish province that has Barcelona as its capital)

Another "controvercial" element is the coloured spots. Makes the building look more like a big birthday cake, than a house, but I didnt want to leave the walls plain white.

Some details of the balconies...

...They should look like skulls, but I couldnt manage that in Lego. Sorry...

There are 130 coloured spots. All transparent. (Half of them green). Lot of work but still not enough. (-but I dont have any more)

Some more details;

Finally, a photo of the real building, for comparition;

-As one can see; the crazy colour scheme is actually somewhat realistic!

So, was Gaudi a nutcase -or a genius???

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Vesna Djokic

February 1, 2012

Gaudi je bio genije!

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Allan Hall

August 25, 2010

you have captured the fluid aspect to the building. exellent work.

George Heidbreder

August 25, 2010

You pretty much nailed the roof!

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Javier Ruiz-Díaz

June 3, 2010

Fantastic job. This is one of the most beautiful buildings in Barcelona. Congratulations! Fantástico trabajo. Este es uno de los edificios más hermosos en Barcelona. ¡Felicitaciones! Fantàstic treball. Aquest és un dels edificis més bells a Barcelona. Felicitacions!

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Nick Barrett

February 17, 2010

A beautiful rendition of a wonderful building. Thank you.

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Anthony De Wynter

December 27, 2009

clever design, like it very much indeed!

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Vinny Turbo

November 19, 2009

This is an extraordinary masterpiece ! I am really impressed by its beauty

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M Masaki

November 13, 2009

Wow!

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Jim Garrett

November 13, 2009

Great job capturing this unusual and organic architecture! I especially like the first three floors of the building.

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robert ball

November 3, 2009

Awesome. That's all I can say; no other words are good enough. I LIKE that first pic. Y'know, it would make great album cover!

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Fred Ottens

October 31, 2009

Impressive!!!!

I made it

Henrik Hoexbroe

October 31, 2009

Thanks for the comments guys! I wonder why this MOC suddenly doesnt get any more visits¿? I know that the front-page picture can seem somewhat creepy. -But that is the whole idea of it! (Hi Master Shifu ;-) Happy Halloween!

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Mister Bones

October 28, 2009

Excellent re-creation here! This looks amazing! The details are outstanding.

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Dede Winters

October 28, 2009

Gaudi was a Genius and a nutcake the same time. I love his work and your version of Casa Battlo is excellent, super, great, I love it! Next project the ´Sagrada Familia´?

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Dirk Denoyelle

October 28, 2009

Hi Henrik ! Jeg kan meget lide det ! I like this model a lot. Congratulations ! Dirk

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Yuri Fassio

October 27, 2009

Wow. This is just... wow.

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Yuri Fassio

October 27, 2009

Wow. This is just... wow.

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Dave Kaleta

October 27, 2009

Good gravy, this is amazing. You totally captured the feel of Gaudi's architecture (not easy with bricks). Well done!

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Master Shifu Leo J

October 27, 2009

The first photo was creepy... but the MOC is amazing! That's some crazy details!

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Moodswim .

October 27, 2009

Awesome! Very very impressive work!

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Awesomeness 124

October 27, 2009

Nice job, I love the chimney and the roof! Great job with the colors, nice job!

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Tim M.

October 27, 2009

Just Excellent. Great work. The style of the building reminds me of Hundertwasser's style.

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Steef de Prouw

October 27, 2009

That is awfully good work! I love all the details you put into this, especially the roof dragon and chimney. Having seen this building in person (and loving Gaudi's work to bits), I can only approve and vote a 5/5 for this MOC ;). Oh, and he definately was no nutjob.