年代：建於 1905~1907 年
名稱：巴特羅之家﹝Casa Batllo﹞
地點：巴塞隆納，西班牙
說明： 由西班牙建築師高第﹝Antoni
Gaudi﹞所設計。風格上屬於表現主義﹝Expressionism﹞或新藝術﹝Art Nouveau﹞。
Mighty pillars that appear to resemble the feet
of some giant elephant are the first thing to meet the eye of
the passerby from street level. The roof reminds him of a completely
different animal: it is bordered by a jagged line similar to the
backbone of a gigantic dinosaur. A facade extends between the
two, including a number of small, elegantly curved balconies that
seem to stick to the front of the house like birds' nests on the
face of the cliff. The facade itself glitters in numerous colours,
and small round plates that look like fish scales are let into
it. There are no edges or corners here; even the walls are rounded
in undulations and have in essence the feel of the smooth skin
of a sea serpent about them.
