India: The Portuguese influenced tiled sign for the Velha Goa Galeria, Fontainhas, Panjim, Goa

The Velha Goa Galeria specialises in beautiful hand-painted tiles or azulejos.

Azulejo, from the Arabic al zellige is a form of Spanish and Portuguese 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 were not only used as an ornamental art form, but also had a specific functional capacity like temperature control in homes.

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David Henley

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