azulejos
- plural of azulejo.
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And all across Portugal, the typically blue designs of azulejos — ceramic tiles — are spread across churches, monasteries, castles, palaces, university halls, parks, train stations, hotel lobbies and apartment facades.
From New York Times ● Oct. 17, 2014
Before us is the Pavilion of Carlos Quinto, with a fine ceiling and azulejos.
From The Story of Seville by Hartley, C. Gasquoine (Catherine Gasquoine)
The celebrated glazed tiles, or azulejos, which contribute so much to the beauty of the Alhambra, were introduced into Spain by the Moors about 711 A.D.
From Triumphs of Invention and Discovery in Art and Science by Fyfe, J. Hamilton
A cement of a different colour from the rest runs round the lowest portion of the walls, up to about breast high; no doubt filling the space formerly occupied by the azulejos.
From The Picturesque Antiquities of Spain Described in a series of letters, with illustrations representing Moorish palaces, cathedrals, and other monuments of art, contained in the cities of Burgos, Valladolid, Toledo, and Seville. by Wells, Nathaniel Armstrong
It is a lovely retablo of azulejos, designed by Franciso Niculoso, an Italian, in 1504.
From The Story of Seville by Hartley, C. Gasquoine (Catherine Gasquoine)
