Casa Fajol also known as Casa de la Papallona ("butterfly house") is located at carrer Llança just in front of Las Arenas bullring in Plaça Espanya. Built by Josep Graner i Prat in 1912 and named after the big trencadis butterfly on top, it is another great expression of Catalan Modernisme in Barcelona.
Trencadis is a variety of mosaic technique used by Gaudi and his followers during the Art Nouveau period in which broken (trencat in Catalan) painted tiles are layed in a way that differs from traditional mosaic. I would have preferred to take the picture from another angle but the fence surrounding the enormous coliseum at the construction site on my back was a big obstacle.
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Funny that you should mention you would have preferred taking the picture from another angle, I was just thinking how the perspective gave the butterfly flight.
ReplyDeleteI always enjoy taking a little extra time to study your photographs.
That's a really nice installation. I like it that they didn't choose too bright colors.
ReplyDeleteA most impressive work, thanks for sharing and for the info!
ReplyDeleteNice angle Carlos! Great Photo!
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