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Metro do Oriente
Maritime-themed
azulejos are found here.
DISCOVER Portugal Your Way an animal theme adorn
Jardim Zoológico
Contemporary tiles on
the walls.
Alvalade
Don’t miss Maria Keil’s
colourful panels of
women and monkeys.
Campo Grande
Home to some unusual
18th-century figures
by Eduardo Nery.
Cais do Sodre
A huge illustration of
Alice in Wonderland’s
white rabbit hangs here. A Chegança by Luiz
Ventura (1994) in
Restauradores station
PORTUGAL’S
AZULEJOS
Decorative tiles were first brought to Portugal by the Moors in the
8th century, but became an art form as the uniquely Portuguese azulejos
under Manuel I in the 16th century. Today, ceramic designs adorn the walls
of everything from historic palaces to modern-day metro stations.
Painted Palaces
As a sign of wealth, is it any
wonder that azulejos adorn
former royal homes? The
Palácio Nacional de Sintra’s Sala
dos Árabes is decorated with
green geometric tiles, while the
flamboyant Sala dos Brasões
houses 18th-century blue Delft
examples (p150). In Lisbon, the
Palácio Fronteira is home to
both 17th-century Delft and
Portuguese tiles (p134).
Blue tiles providing a
backdrop to the Palácio
Fronteira’s gardens
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