The roof is supposed to look like a dragon's back, the top chimney like a lance, inspired by story of the patron saint of Catalonia, St. George, slaying the dragon.
The whole house has an underwater theme. The colors of the facade are all colors found naturally occuring in coral. From mosaics of blue and purple to wavy wooden doors separating the living room in the apartment...even the stained-glass windows have a submarine-like feel to them, as if you're inside an enormous fish peering into the world.
of Casa Batlló, reminiscent of a gaping, bony mouth.
You can see the wavy stained-glass windows from here.
right next
to Casa Batlló, was built
by the
architect
Puig i Cadafalch.
building from the web.
