Casa Mila Chimneys Star Wars

See 23 244 reviews articles and 19 051 photos of casa mila la pedrera ranked no 7 on tripadvisor among 1 005 attractions in barcelona.

Casa mila chimneys star wars. Jul 15 2015 explore barbara harper s board chimneys followed by 141 people on pinterest. Gaudi and star wars see 23 244 traveler reviews 19 051 candid photos and great deals for barcelona spain at tripadvisor. The chimneys are supposedly protecting the skylights giving the roof the name garden of warriors. Detail of gaudí chimneys.

For those star wars fans. It is said that the chimneys served as inpiration for the helmets of stormtroopers in the star wars movies. Take a look at. The chimneys on the roof of casa milà inspired the design of the masks of the storm troopers and darth vader in the star wars films.

The building was completed in 1910 and is his last great civil work before he dedicated himself to the sagrada familia. There perched on casa milà stand a row of chimneys that resemble the star wars villain and the evil empire s. Now have some idea about the casa mila. Mindbogling and utterly fascinating.

If time and circumstances allow i hope to see both fabulous gaudi creations in future years. Casa mila la pedrera. There are 38 chimneys in total. The stone funnels look like the characters iconic masks credit.

You become completely immersed in the atmosphere as you hear the elements whilst admiring the chimneys. See more ideas about architecture details architecture gaudi barcelona. Gaudí designed an underground space underneath casa milà that some consider the very first car park of barcelona. My husband disliked the style of architecture.

Book your tickets online for casa mila la pedrera barcelona. Casa milà has the hallmarks of catalan modernista archictecture such as the predominance of the curve over the straight line. Gaudí chimneys there are 28 chimneys created by gaudí on the rooftop of la casa milá. This collection of chimneys are said to have inspired george lucas s stormtroopers in the star wars films.

Many believe that some of the chimneys were lucas inspiration for the. George lucas he is the famous director of both star wars and indiana jones. The building is perhaps most famous for the spectacular roof terrace and chimneys. The unusual shapes of these chimneys actually inspired star wars creator george lucas.

The 6 large sculptures are the staircases which lead down to the attic and 2 of them are ventilation shafts. Some of the chimneys reminded me of star wars storm troopers.