Casa Batlló is one of the most impressive
and admired of all Gadi's creations. Opinions differ on what the building's
remarkable façade represents, particularly its polychrome shimmering walls, its
sinister skeletal balconies and its humpbacked scaly roof.
Some say it's the spirit of carnival, others a Costa Brava cove.
However, the most popular theory, which takes into
account the architect's deeply patriotic feelings, is that it depicts Sant
Jordi and the dragon – the idea being that the cross on top is the knight's
lance, the roof is the back of the beast, and the balconies below are the
skulls and bones of its hapless victims.
