Dizzy with Discord
The southwest side of Barcelona's Passeig de Gràcia, between Carrer del Consell de Cent and Carrer d'Aragó, is the "Block of Discord" (Mansana de la Discòrdia). This name aptly describes the block's succession of strikingly different modernist buildings, each designed by a different architect. Lined up left to right are Lluís Domènech i Montaner's "Casa Lleó Morera" (1905), Enric Sagnier's "Casa Mulleras" (1906), Marceliano Coquillat's "Casa Bonet" (1901/1915), Josep Puig i Cadafalch's Casa Amatller (1900), and Antoni Gaudi's 1906 remodeling of "Casa Batlló" (1877).
This photo, which I took on March 10, 2017, hopefully provides an impression of the discord. On the left is Casa Amatller. In the middle is Casa Batlló. On the right, not usually counted as part of the Block of Discord, is a bank (CaixaBank Banca Privada).
2017-03-10 Barcelona GGP20615 Streetlight Josep Puig i Cadafalch Casa Amatller & Gaudi Casa Batlló
Dizzy with Discord
The southwest side of Barcelona's Passeig de Gràcia, between Carrer del Consell de Cent and Carrer d'Aragó, is the "Block of Discord" (Mansana de la Discòrdia). This name aptly describes the block's succession of strikingly different modernist buildings, each designed by a different architect. Lined up left to right are Lluís Domènech i Montaner's "Casa Lleó Morera" (1905), Enric Sagnier's "Casa Mulleras" (1906), Marceliano Coquillat's "Casa Bonet" (1901/1915), Josep Puig i Cadafalch's Casa Amatller (1900), and Antoni Gaudi's 1906 remodeling of "Casa Batlló" (1877).
This photo, which I took on March 10, 2017, hopefully provides an impression of the discord. On the left is Casa Amatller. In the middle is Casa Batlló. On the right, not usually counted as part of the Block of Discord, is a bank (CaixaBank Banca Privada).
2017-03-10 Barcelona GGP20615 Streetlight Josep Puig i Cadafalch Casa Amatller & Gaudi Casa Batlló