Apartment block built for the Milà family 1905-10. La Pedrera, the nickname, means "stone quarry". After an argument with the family (Gaudí wanted to out a huge Virgin mary on the roof), Gaudí swore never gain to work on commissions for the bourgeoisie and dedicated the rest of his life to his Sagrada Familia (Holy Family) temple.
It is ssaid that George Lucas drew inspiration for Darth Vader and the imperial soldiers in Star Wars from the statues on the roof.
One apartment can be visited. It is decorated and furnished as a contemporary apartment of the time of building may have been.
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