On one of our outings, we came across this wall, which I thought would be of interest for Theresa's meme Good Fences. It also gives me the opportunity to tell you a little about the Portuguese ( azuleijos) tiles, which can be found on the interior and exterior of palaces, churches, ordinary houses, schools, restaurants, and even railway and subway stations.They constitute a major aspect of Portuguese architecture, and are applied on walls, floors, and ceilings. Here they decorate the exterior wall and entrance to a farm, which was built in 1771. It has seen better times, but the tiles remain intact.
GOOD FENCES
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23 comments:
holy smokes! i just kept saying 'wow' all the way through this post! such a grand entrance and i just love those tiles and the life they portray!
love the tiling, very Portuguese. love Sue
Wow - what beautiful artistry on display here.
WOW! Now that's what I call Breath-taking! That is the most wonderful gate...and the tiles are exquisite! Now I want to go to Portugal!
Those art tiles are so amazing!! They look brand new. I wonder what the process was? The entrance gate is fabulous.
Oh my this is lovely.
Those tiles are fantastic. I love the tiles in Portugal and Spain.
A fabulous gateway and great to still be able to appreciate the artist's detail on those spectacular tiles.
Good Morning,Sonija;
What a wonderful architecture (traditional titles) from your country to show us♡♡♡ These scene on the titles give us a glimpse into the life of the family of farmer in 18th century. Very lovely♪♪♪
Sending Lots of Love and Hugs from Japan, xoxo Miyako*
Tiles are beautiful, I like it. :)))
Such talent to create all these beautiful tiles.
cool artwork
Really beautiful.
Very beautiful gate entrance. The artistic tiles are gorgeous and you captured their beauty well :)
I want those tiles Breathtaking!! Heart them and love to have the whole fence as well!!! I am a little greedy today hehe... What a lovely post. TQ <3
They are exquisite! I love all the details of all that simple way of life!
Dat moet dan toch wel een hele belangrijke boer geweest zijn .maar de versieringen zijn geweldig mooi.
The tiles are super! I love the details. How wonderful that they are still in such great condition.
Fantastic tiles decorating this entrance!
So different from what I am used to see!
Thanks for sharing, it's really interesting and beautiful!
Beautiful, but I don't think they would go well in my bathroom.
Hi Sonjia!
What an interesting way of writing history, through a magnificent collection of wall tiles.
A hug
Vitor
Extraordinary photographs of places that I never thought could be so !!! Dear Sonija,thanks for sharing !!!
Hi Sonjia, very interesting post, I like it very much. Can´t believe they are from 1771, still in god condition. A beautiful way to tell a story or stories. Your pictures are very beautiful too.
I think I´ve seen tiles in blue and white when we vsited Madeira in 2008. Must try to find the pictures from that journey.
Best regards
Monica
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