Glazed tiles
Connected Sites
Site | Rationale | Link |
Alto Douro | Estação Ferroviária do Pinhão | |
Angra do Heroismo | Azulejos | |
Belem | Azulejos in the refectory of the Monastery | |
Bukhara | ||
Burgundy | Cathédrale Saint-Bénigne de Dijon ; Hospices de Beaune ; Hôtel de Vogüé | |
Bursa and Cumalikizik | Green Mosque, is covered with Iznik glazed tiles (AB ev) | |
Changdeokgung Palace Complex | Seonjeongjeon still has the old-style glazed blue tiles, that once were common in Korea. Now Changdeokgung is one of the only places in Korea these tiles can still be found | |
Erbil Citadel | On the minaret | |
Evora | Azulejos | |
Granada | ||
Humayun's Tomb | ||
Imperial Palace | Beijing Imperial palace for its yellow glazed tiles. | |
Ironbridge Gorge | Tile factory in Jackfield | |
Istanbul | Blue Mosque | |
Itchan Kala | ||
Kunya-Urgench | ||
Lima | The Monastery of San Francisco had an azulejos workshop (AB ev), and there are still several in situ at both the Monastery and the Cathedral | |
Makli, Thatta | Jama Mosque | |
Masjed-e Jâme' | ||
Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi | ||
Meidan Emam, Esfahan | ||
Minaret of Jam | ||
Monastery of Alcobaça | In the kitchen of the monastery | |
Mount Taishan | Azure Cloud Goddess Temple | |
Mount Wutai | Pusading Temple, one of the few temples that allowed to use imperial yellow glazed tiles. | |
Mudejar Architecture of Aragon | "it is characterized by an extremely refined and inventive use of brick and glazed tiles in architecture" (AB ev) | |
Naples | Santa Chiara | |
Oporto | Azulejos | |
Palau de la Musica Catalana and Hospital de Sant Pau | ||
Puebla | Azulejos | |
Residence of Bukovinian and Dalmatian Metropolitans | ornately patterned, glazed tile roofs (AB ev) | |
Rohtas Fort | The tiles on Shishi gate are the earliest example of the usage of glazed tiles that became popular with the Mughals. | |
Safi al-Din Ensemble in Ardabil | Tomb Tower of Shaykh Safi | |
Samarkand | ||
Selimiye Mosque | Iznik tiles | |
Shakhrisyabz | ||
Sintra | Azulejos | |
Site of Xanadu | glazed tiles were found (AB ev) | |
Soltaniyeh | The applied decoration is virtually a ‘museum’ of glazed tile work and painted stucco. (AB ev) | |
São Luis | Azulejos | |
Temple of Heaven | ||
University of Coimbra | Azulejos in the main university building | |
Works of Antoni Gaudí | ||
Yazd | Jame mosque: the portal's facade is decorated from top to bottom in dazzling tile work, predominantly blue in colour. (wiki) |
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