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May 06, 2009
Casa Mila
Designed by Gaudi, built between 1905 and 1910 of masonry and concrete.
I was struck last week by the resemblance of the building's rooftop detail (above and below) to the Kewpie doll's hairstyle.
When I saw that the building and the doll came into being at almost precisely the same time, I couldn't help but wonder if Rose O'Neill, the doll's creator, had happened on a photo of the building and, whether consciously or not, incorporated it into her iconic figure.
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Perhaps Gaudi saw a Kewpie doll and it inspired him...
Posted by: ageekymom | May 11, 2009 8:14:51 PM
I think the fence makes it look like a really cool prison.
Maybe a prison for boring artists, kind of thing.
Posted by: Flautist | May 7, 2009 7:20:35 PM
This is on the roof of the structure and the stupid fence keeps tourists from falling something like seven stories. Ha, stupid fence.
Posted by: Nick | May 7, 2009 5:46:32 PM
Yeah! That stupid fence makes it look like an amusement park ride.
Posted by: teg | May 6, 2009 7:48:44 PM
Beautiful, alien structures completely ruined by the fence.
Posted by: Randee | May 6, 2009 1:36:20 PM
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