View of the famous Portuguese Azulejo : painted tin-glazed ceramic tilework. nnAzulejos 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. nnThere is also a tradition of their production in former Spanish and Portuguese colonies in North America, South America, Goa, Africa Angola and Mozambique, and in the Philippines. nnThey still constitute a major aspect of Portuguese architecture as they are applied on walls, floors and even ceilings. Many azulejos chronicle major historical and cultural aspects of Portuguese history.
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