Casa Batllo: The House Of Bones

The facade of Casa Batllo, by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudi, has an organic skeletal quality leading locals to refer to it as the House of Bones, in Barcelona.

A close-up view of Casa Batllo's facade, which shows its skeletal quality, which has led locals to refer to the structure as House of Bones, in Barcelona.

Catalonian architect Antoni Gaudi was hired by wealthy textile merchant Josep Batllo to refurbish the house in 1904. The double bench shown is a replica of the one Gaudi designed for the dining room.

A large skylight illuminates the dark blue tiles of the upper floor of Casa Batllo, in Barcelona.

A huge central skylight illuminates the dark blue tiles on the upper floors of Casa Batllo, in Barcelona.

The mushroom-shaped chimney stack atop Casa Batllo. Behind the stack is the dragon and cross of St. George, in Barcelona.

The mushroom-shaped chimney stacks atop Casa Batllo, in Barcelona.