As a whole, the facade is a joyful and allegorical representation, full of organic elements and colours and charged with symbolism, a wonderful spectacle in the city which inspires the most sublime sentiments in all those who gaze upon it. The balcony railings are made of wrought iron cast in a single piece and are secured by two anchor points in such a way that the balconies partly project outwards. They are unusual in that there are no jambs or mullions, so that it is possible to raise all of the window panes and have a continuous panoramic opening running the full width of the room.Ĭasa Batlló facade includes slender pillars of Montjuic stone which form bone-like shapes and are decorated with typically modernist floral designs. The long gallery of the main suite, the Noble Floor, overlooking Passeig de Gràcia, is composed of wooden-framed windows which are opened and closed by raising and lowering using counterweights. The name thus refers to the presence of the major Modernista architects, all competing for the most impressive architecture on the very same city block – as well as the rivalry among their patrons to have the fairest building on Passeig de Gràcia. Mansana de la discòrdia means block of discord as well as apple of discord – the golden Apple of Discord in Greek mythology. Illa de la discòrdia literally means block of discord and also references the English bone of contention. The words illa and mansana both provide a play on words. And, among these 5, there are 3 that actually form this Apple of Discord, exactly as in the Greek myth where there were 3 goddesses participating in the competition to determine which of them is the fairest. Curiously enough, none was actually built by the architects, even though the facade and interiors were completely transformed – and we know them today as Casa Lleó Morera, Casa Mulleras, Casa Bonet, Casa Amatller and Casa Batlló. There are 5 buildings that form this famous block. They are sharing the same facade and display stunningly different architectural trends of the beginning of the 20th century. Illa de la Discòrdia or Manzana de la Discordia, namely the Block of Discord, is, maybe, the most famous collection of Modernist buildings in the city of Barcelona.
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