Bombeiros de Santarém.

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by Rutger Booij: Portugal is, among other things, famous for its tiles, azulejos. They adorn the inside and outside of many buildings. Portuguese and Flemish artists began to produce tiles in Lisbon in the 16th Century. Blue and yellow were the favourite colour combination and the tiles depicted mostly floral patterns or religious scenes. But over the years the tiles were modernised and were incorporated into commercial buildings and even used for advertising. Blue and white became the favourite colours. Wandering through the streets of Santarém I suddenly found a wonderful range of tiles on the outside the of the Fire Station. There were several of them, each one depicting an important occasion in the history of the fire-fighters. (photo Rutger Booij - click to enlarge)

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