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Porto's Sao Bento Station - Porto
Porto's Sao Bento Station
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Azulejos ( tiles): Architecture: Azulejo
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  • antistar
  • By antistar on August 15, 2005
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  • Almas Chapel, Porto - Porto
    Almas Chapel, Porto
    by antistar
    Showing another strong influence on the people of Porto, the tiled (azulejo) buildings reflect the times of the Moors. The first known Portuguese examples of azulejo was imported from Seville in 1503, a city that had until recently been under Moorish control for half a millenia. The tradition continues in Porto to this day, and many of the modern buildings have been embellished only recently. You will find the tiling cropping up all over the place, from the Cathedral to the Sao Bento station, and most prominently on a number of stunning churches, like the impressive Almas Chapel pictured.

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    Azulejos ( tiles): Arcade of tiles at the Cathedral.
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  • dabidc
  • Updated By dabidc on July 3, 2004
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  • Blue tile masterpiece - Porto
    Blue tile masterpiece
    by dabidc
    The arcade of tiled pictures is at ground level but out in an open cloister arrangement.

    The scenes depicted are no doubt from Scriptures and are a memory to past craftsmen in both firing the tiles and setting out the original appearance of the finished masterpiece.

    The original Cathedral dates from the 12th and 13th centuries and the arcade of tiles was an addition in the 14th century.

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    Azulejos ( tiles): São Bento train Station
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  • Updated By portgrl on July 25, 2006
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  • Azulejos ( tiles) - Porto
    by portgrl, 1 more photos
    It was built in the beginning of the 20th century on the site of the former Convent of S. Bento de Avé-Maria, thus obtaining its name. The vestibule is adorned with twenty thousand tiles illustrating historical events, painted by Jorge Colaço (1864-1942). It is one of the most important artistic initiatives of the turn of the century and was designed by the architect Marques da Silva.

    The railways celebrated their inaugural journey on 28th October 1856. Following a period at the beginning of the century when several various public and private companies co-existed, the Companhia dos Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses (Portuguese railway company) came into existence in 1951, to become, in 1975, CP as it is known today.

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  • Address: Praça Almeida Garrett
  • Phone: 22 200 27 22
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    Azulejos ( tiles): Crazy about the Azulejos
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  • Updated By agarcia on August 8, 2003
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  • Azulejos everywhere (Santo Ildefonso Church) - Porto
    Azulejos everywhere
    (Santo Ildefonso Church)
    by agarcia
    Azulejos are a pretty common thing in Spain. We have the ancient and deeply rooted custom of expressing local knowledge gems, such as "En esta casa no se fía" o "El que bebe no peca", or just as tasteless presents like "I went to Talavera de la Reina and I thought about you" using this artistic expression. ;-)

    However, this could not be compared to Portuguese love/passion/obsession with Azulejos. Virtually every single building or construction is eligible for having its facade decorated with them, from the most humble house to the most imposing cathedral... including train or metro stations, tunnels, etc. Just look around you; While in Azulejoland, chances are that if you throw a stone blindly, it will hit a beautifully decorated azulejo ;-)

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    Azulejos ( tiles): Pinhao Station
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  • Folbi
  • Updated By Folbi on May 8, 2005
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  • Azulejos - Porto
    Azulejos
    by Folbi
    This station (and basically all stations in the Douro valley) is famous for its azulejos. The walls are all covered with these typical blue tiles.
    (see also my tip on the one day trip to Pinhao)

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    Azulejos ( tiles): Prime examples of azulejos
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  • By turtlebella on July 6, 2007
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  • azulejos at the Se - Porto
    azulejos at the Se
    by turtlebella,
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    I just love azulejos- ceramic hand-painted tiles. Two of the best places to see azulejos in Porto are the cloisters of the Se (Cathedral) and the Sao Bento railway station. The Se's cloisters feature some beautiful azulejos in the classic blue and white style. There are depictions of scenes from Ovid, etc. Very elaborate. The Sao Bento's azulejos have been partly under restoration the couple of times that I have been there. But there's still enough for you to see. Here you have azulejos in different colors as well as blue and white. Pastoral scenes and also some more geometric ones. And of course, one featuring a train, since this IS a train station!

  • Address: old Porto
  • Directions: Old, historic section of Porto
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    Azulejos ( tiles): Azelujo
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  • Updated By tompt on October 30, 2002
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  • Azulejos ( tiles) - Porto
    by tompt
    Find some azelujo, the colourfull tiles at houses, churches and the station.The church on the left is the Ildefonso Church. You can find this church at the Praça Batalha.

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    Azulejos ( tiles): Appreciate azulejos some more...
  • By Mayonie on August 25, 2002
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  • Azulejos ( tiles) - Porto
    by Mayonie
    Appreciate azulejos some more in old buildings and church facades.

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    Azulejos ( tiles): São Bento Railway Station
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  • By van_aeken on May 9, 2005
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  • Estação de São Bento - Porto
    Estação de São Bento
    by van_aeken
    It was built in the early years of the 20th century in the place where once the São Bento convent, hence its name.
    The architect was Marqués da Silva and most of the azulejo-work was by Jorge Colaço.
    There are represented scenes concerning remarkable moments in the portuguese histoy, but also other kind of secenes (ethnographic, local culture and landscapes and also the history of transportation until the aparition of the railway).

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  • Directions: Placed between the Praça da Liberdade (where the town hall is) and the cathedral.
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    Azulejos ( tiles): Santo Ildefonso Church
    SonOfLusus
  • By SonOfLusus on February 15, 2004
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  • Porto's Santo Ildefonso Church - Porto
    Porto's Santo Ildefonso
    Church
    by SonOfLusus
    Just like Carmo Church, Santo Ildefonso is covered in blue and white tiles, and it is also a baroque building.

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