Whirlpool tiles - Colored cement

These tiles were originally created for the Batllo house, representing seaweed, sea snail and other maritime drawings. It was finally used for the Mila house. The same tiles paved the Paseo de Gracia ...

Gaudi's sketch of the Mila's tiles

One of the few sketches of these whirlpool tiles....

One of six stairwell exits onto the terrace roof

The helicoidal shape is crowned with a cross typical of Gaudi. Four of these exits are covered with marble mosaic and the other two are painted. They are over twelve feet tall....

Top of one of the twenty-eight chimneys with warrior-helmet cap

Six of them are encrusted with empty champagne bottles. The others are also painted in earth colors....