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Capricho de Gaudí

TIME : 2016/2/19 1:30:14

Antoni Gaudí left few reminders of his genius beyond Catalonia, but of those that he did, the 1885 Gaudí Caprice in Comillas is easily the most flamboyant. The brick building, one of Gaudí's earliest works and originally a summer playpad for the Marqués de Comillas' sister-in-law's brother, is liberally striped on the outside with ceramic bands of alternating sunflowers and green leaves. Its interior is comparatively restrained but still has quirky touches like artesonado ceilings (patterns of timber beams inset with decorative panels).

It's worth watching the video in the greenhouse/conservatory before you go round the interior.