It is a modernist-type building, popularly known as “la pedrera” (the quarry, in Catalan), designed by the architect Antoni Gaudí, located in Barcelona. The construction took six years to complete, from 1906 to 1912, and was carried out at the request of the couple made up of Pere Milà i Camps, a prominent businessman native of Barcelona, and Roser Segimon i Artells. It was opened to the public in 1987, and since then it has received 20 million inhabitants, 1 million per year, on average; From this, it has become one of the main tourist attractions in Barcelona, as well as one of the most visited.
It is located in the Ensanche District (Eixample, in Catalan), specifically on Paseo de Gracia. This area, during the time of construction, was where the wealthiest of the city decided to assemble their homes, with never-before-seen facades and luxurious decorations. It is a stately home, commissioned to the architect Gaudí, who enjoyed great renown, by Pere Milà i Camps and his wife, who enjoyed an outstanding financial and social position. Milà's vision was that of a large building, whose main floor was his residence; Gaudí fulfilled this wish; However, around 1909, he would leave the direction of the project, due to differences with Milà regarding the decoration of the place. Finally, Gaudí had to bring the developer to court, so that he could pay him his fees (105,000 pesetas).
The site where it was built is 34 by 56 meters, with a surface area of 1835 m2; It consists of 6 floors, two interior patios, a loft, a basement and a roof terrace, as well as two independent buildings, which only have communication with the rest of the house through the ground floor. It was declared in 1966 as a National Historic-Artistic Monument, as well as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. In 1986, the Caixa de Catalunya bought it, and carried out a series of conservation and restoration processes on the property; in 1987 it opened its doors to the public.
