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Joan Miro Foundation vs Casa Batllo
Both are recommended by reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, Joan Miró Foundation ranks slightly better than Casa Batllo. Joan Miró Foundation comes in at #2 in Barcelona with accolades from 9 sources including Michelin Guide, On the Grid and Frommer's.
Joan Miro Foundation
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Parc de Montjuic, 08038 Barcelona
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Fodor's
"The Miró Foundation, a gift from the artist Joan Miró to his native city, is one of Barcelona's most exciting showcases of contemporary art."
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Concierge
"After an illustrious career in Le Corbusier's Paris studio and then as Harvard's dean of architecture, Josep Lluís Sert designed the Joan Miró museum in memory of his lifelong friend."
Frommer's
"Born in Mallorca in 1893, Joan Miró was one of Spain's greatest artists and, along with Tàpies, the undisputed master of contemporary Catalan art."
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Joan Miró, the city’s best-known 20th-century artistic progeny, bequeathed this art foundation to his hometown in 1971."
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Travel + Leisure
"With its high ceilings, arches, and airy passages, this innovative building houses the world's largest collection of Miró's work plus British art, from 1945 to 1968-that is, postwar to Pop."
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Casa Batllo
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Passeig de Gracia 43, 08007 Barcelona
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"One of the strangest residential buildings in Europe, this is Gaudí at his hallucinogenic best."
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Lonely Planet
"An apartment building by Vilaseca is Casa Enric Batlló , completed in 1896 and part of the Comtes de Barcelona hotel."
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Fodor's
"Gaudí at his most spectacular, the Casa Batlló is actually a makeover: it was originally built in 1877 by Emili Sala Cortés, one of Gaudí's teachers, and acquired by the Batlló family in 1900."
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Michelin Guide
3 Stars
"This masterful work by Gaudí is part of the famous "Apple of Discord" and was built between 1904 and 1906 in pure Modernist style, with ceramic coloured glass disks and a fishscale roof."
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Afar Magazine
"This house takes its cues from bones. The emtry staircase looks like a spinal column, and this hallway was inspired by a ribcage."
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