The metal rotating platform is embedded in the floor, just before reaching the old kitchens, where the Casa Museu Amatller cafeteria is currently located. This ingenious solution allowed the family's Hispano-Suiza vehicle to turn completely to exit facing Passeig de Gràcia, as cars in the early 20th century still lacked reverse gear.
This architectural curiosity has recently gained popularity thanks to social media dissemination, highlighting the innovation of the era.
The industrialist and master chocolatier Antoni Amatller purchased the building in 1898 and commissioned the renovation to the architect Lluís Puig i Cadafalch. He reinterpreted styles such as Romanesque and Gothic, creating a facade full of symbolism noted for its stepped finish.
Casa Amatller, located next to Casa Batlló, is currently a house museum that can be visited daily between 10:00 and 19:00. His daughter, Teresa Amatller, founded the Fundació Institut Amatller d’Art Hispànic in 1941 to preserve the building and its collections.
