Azulejo
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Azulejo is a form of Portuguese and Spanish painted tin-glazed ceramic tilework. Azulejos are found on the interior and exterior of churches, palaces, ordinary houses, schools, and nowadays, restaurants, bars and even railways or subway stations. They are an ornamental art form, but also had a specific functional capacity like temperature control in homes.
(Moorish) Alicatado (ca. 13th century) in the Cuarto Real de Santo Domingo, Granada
(Moorish) Alicatado in the Alhambra (14th century), Granada
(Christian) Capilla de San Bartolomé (ca. 1410), Córdoba
Sintra National Palace
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The Palace of Sintra, also called Town Palace, is located in the town of Sintra, in the Lisbon District of Portugal. It is a present-day historic house museum.
Palace of Sintra, also known as the "Town Palace". View from east, showing the Manueline section.
Palace of Sintra drawn by Duarte De Armas around 1509. The Manueline Wing was not yet built. Unlike today, the front courtyard of the Palace was enclosed by a wall and several buildings. Clearly visible are the main façade of John's Wing with the entrance gallery as well as the conical kitchen chimneys
Sintra Palace chapel
Manueline wing