Tag: portugal
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Azulejos: Icons of Portugal
When we look at the name Azulejos, we think we are looking at colour, but we are really looking at walls that learned how to speak. It is a common misunderstanding—understandable, given that azul means blue and that some of the most iconic Portuguese tile work seems to be overwhelmingly in the cool hue—that the name azulejos…
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The Portuguese Manueline Style
Manueline architecture has always puzzled me. Standing before its wildly intricate façades, I feel admiration and confusion in equal measure. It is beautiful—but not in a logical or orderly way. It looks like an artistic experiment that could have failed… yet somehow didn’t. Even its name feels oddly familiar yet distant. Most people recognise the…
