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“Azulejo” tile - Monisterio dos Jeronimos (21)

One of the Azulejo tiles lining the wall of the Cloister Refectory

 

"Azulejo" refers to a typical form of Portuguese or Spanish painted tin-glazed, ceramic tilework. They have become a typical aspect of Portuguese culture and have endured for five centuries, without interruption, as a trend in Portuguese art.

 

Lisbon, Portugal

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Uploaded on January 23, 2010
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