Barcelona | Gaudí’s Magical Ocean, an architectural rhetoric that travels through time

|Gaudi's magical ocean, an architectural rhapsody that travels through time. It planted a seed in my heart after seeing pictures of Casa Batlló many years ago. This time I finally stood on Via Gracia, and the wavy exterior of Casa Batlló was instantly breathtaking – colorful mosaics flashing like scales, balconies poking out of the walls like the bones of giant beasts. Walking inside, it’s like coming to a dreamy ocean created by Gaudí. 🏰About House Batlló Casa Batlló is one of the classic works of the Spanish architect Gaudí, who is Gaudí’s most completed Art Nouveau naturalist style building. Inspired by “Saint George’s Slayer of the Dragon,” the Gaudi-revamped private residence has exterior walls symbolizing dragon scales and skeletons and an undersea world inside. It was selected as a World Cultural Heritage Site in 2005 and is called "a three-dimensional book of nature". ✨Highlight recommendation 1️⃣ Dragon ridge roof: glazed tile dragon scales and cross chimney, sunset distinctly intertwined like a mythical scene (unfortunately cloudy and rainy when I went) 2️⃣ Blue patio: 15,000 tiles create a vertical ocean, the light becomes clearer as the floor rises, looking up and looking down beautifully clear. 3️⃣ Mushroom porch: pure white arc rib structure, once a laundry room but like the interior of an alien spaceship. 4️⃣ Main hall stained windows: see the street view through the water ripple glass, Barcelona becomes a Monet painting in seconds. 💡Tip: ✅ Be sure to buy tickets online in advance, there are gold, silver and blue three kinds of tickets, different prices, the most expensive of which is the gold ticket, see the most places ➕ AR tablet video tour, all three types of tickets include voice explanations in Chinese. ✅ Entrance at 9am or 1 hour before closing, if not a lot of people. ✅ Wear pure light color clothes more suitable. ✅ The arts and crafts shop here is very good, many styles are very exquisite, the price is relatively expensive. ✅ There are 360 ​​cubes of light phantoms to watch at the exit. ✅ I was lucky enough to come across the annual light show when I went, projecting the architectural exterior, which was very exciting. 📌 Practical information 🎫 Tickets: Buy tickets online in advance, you can compare prices on multiple platforms, slightly different, need to choose the time. ⏰Time: 9:00-22:00 🚇 Access: Subway L2/L3 to Passeig de Gràcia station, 2 minutes walk ⚠️ Note: Many stairs, recommended to wear comfortable shoes.