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- Azulejo - Wikipedia
The city of Lisbon has created the 'Banco do Azulejo' (tile bank), which collects and stores around 30,000 tiles from demolished or condemned buildings and from donations
- Azulejo | Characteristics, History, Facts | Britannica
Azulejo, Spanish and later principally Portuguese tiles produced from the 14th century onward At first the term was used to denote only North African mosaics, but it became the accepted word for an entirely decorated tile about 5 to 6 inches (13 to 15 cm) square
- Azulejos: The Visual Art of Portugal - World History Encyclopedia
But azulejos has its origin in the Arabic term for a small, smooth polished stone - aljulej or azulej - and this evolved to azulejo in Portuguese (pronounced ah-zoo-le-zhoo)
- Lisbon’s Azulejos: 17 Facts About Portugal’s Most Beautiful . . .
Each traditional azulejo is hand-painted and fired in a kiln The tiny imperfections—like smudged lines or mismatched borders—make them more beautiful, not less
- Azulejos: A Brief History of Portuguese Tiles - Invaluable
It wasn’t until the 16th century that Azulejo tiles became a more notable fixture in Portuguese culture After visiting the Spanish city of Sevilla and Granada’s Alhambra Palace in the south of Spain, King Manuel I of Portugal was impressed with the intricate tile designs that he saw
- What Are Azulejo Tiles? - VERANDA
Dressing the walls of palaces and churches throughout the entire country, the blue-and-white tiles stood as a unique symbol of Portuguese decorative art and launched the country into the Golden Age of the azulejo
- The Azulejo in Portugal. An identitary art. A world heritage.
Azulejo production began in the second half of the 16th century, in Lisbon This was encouraged by a number of Flemish artisans that settled in the capital, bringing with them their know-how and
- Azulejos: A Portuguese tradition influenced by globalization
Portugal’s national museum devoted to azulejos, Museu Nacional do Azulejo, covers much of this history Housed in the former Madre de Deus Convent (founded in 1509 by Queen D Leonor), the museum includes a panorama of Lisbon and its coast
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