The Gràcia District Municipal Archive preserves and provides previously unseen images of La Pedrera as part of its work to recover local documentary heritage.
Fun facts
In this section we invite you to discover the most fascinating and little-known details about La Pedrera - Casa Milà and the life and work of Gaudí. Discover anecdotes, construction secrets and oddities that make this monument a true architectural jewel.
The mural paintings of La Pedrera depict mythological and symbolic scenes spread across the building’s two entrance halls.
In 1906, Casa Milà and Noucentisme symbolically converge in the figure of Teresa Mestre, linked to Gaudí and Eugeni d’Ors.
Between 1980 and 1984, La Pedrera housed the ICEJ, an academy offering secondary education and university entrance courses.
In 1918, Egyptian prince Ibrahim Hassan, nephew of the Sultan of Egypt, died at his residence in La Pedrera, Barcelona.
The Abadal family, the first tenants of Casa Milà, maintained a close relationship with the building from its earliest years.
The Gràcia District Municipal Archive preserves and provides previously unseen images of La Pedrera as part of its work to recover local documentary heritage.
The mural paintings of La Pedrera depict mythological and symbolic scenes spread across the building’s two entrance halls.
In 1906, Casa Milà and Noucentisme symbolically converge in the figure of Teresa Mestre, linked to Gaudí and Eugeni d’Ors.
Between 1980 and 1984, La Pedrera housed the ICEJ, an academy offering secondary education and university entrance courses.
In 1918, Egyptian prince Ibrahim Hassan, nephew of the Sultan of Egypt, died at his residence in La Pedrera, Barcelona.
The Abadal family, the first tenants of Casa Milà, maintained a close relationship with the building from its earliest years.