Glazed tiles
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Alto Douro | Estação Ferroviária do Pinhão | |
| Angra do Heroismo | Azulejos | |
| As-Salt | Other typical materials include glazed ceramic tiles (AB ev) | |
| Beijing Central Axis | "Jufu Hall, one of the major buildings at the site, possesses a multi-colored façade and a broad roof lined with glazed tile" | |
| 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 | ||
| Kasbah of Algiers | The Mustapha Pasha Palace contains half a million old faience tiles originating from Algeria, Tunisia, but also from Spain and Italy. Ceramic tiles with floral and geometric designs were also used as decorations in the houses (in the patios and around windows). (French wiki) | |
| 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' | ||
| Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt | Russian Chapel: "Its design typifies the architecture of historicism, common throughout Europe during these years, which draws from the wealth of forms of architectural history and brings it into the present with new materials and designs. An example is the architect's extensive use of faience, not common in historical Russian architecture, on the facades of the chapel." (Nomination file, p. 30) | |
| Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi | "its extrados is covered with green and golden decorated tiles" (AB ev) | |
| 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) | |
| Museumsinsel (Museum Island) | Ishtar Gate | |
| Naples | Santa Chiara | |
| Nice | Faience is used on the façade of the former Gare des chemins de fer de Provence. (Nomination file, p. 124) | |
| Olinda | Fine azulejos at Igreja da Misericórdia and at Convento de Sao Francisco | |
| Oporto | Azulejos | |
| Palau de la Musica Catalana & Hospital de Sant Pau | ||
| Pampulha | Church: "embellished by a large mural by Cándido Portinari of Portuguese blue-and-white glazed tiles (azulejos) depicting scenes from the life of St. Francis of Assisi." | |
| Paseo del Prado and Buen Retiro | Palacio de Velazquez makes prominent use of glazed tiles | |
| Puebla | Azulejos | |
| Residence of Bukovinian & 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 | |
| Salvador de Bahia | Church and Convent of São Francisco: "The Franciscan church and convent have the largest number of azulejos, 55,000, of any church in Latin America" (wiki) | |
| 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 | |
| Sítio Roberto Burle Marx | Made by Marx himself, a panel covering the walls of one of the buildings on site | |
| Temple of Heaven | ||
| Trinity Sergius Lavra | The Church of the Holy Spirit (Dukhovskaya>... The interior walls have the earliest examples of the use of glazed tiles for decoration (AB ev) | |
| 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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