Estação de S. Bento - Porto, Portugal - Murals on Waymarking.com

The most notable aspect of São Bento Station are the large, magnificent tile panels in the vestible. The tiles number 20 thousand, date from 1905-1916 and are the work of Jorge Colaço, the most important tile painter of the time.

The panels depict landscapes, ethnographic scenes as well as historical events like the meeting of knight Egas Moniz and Alfonso VII of León (12th century), the arrival of King John I and Philippa of Lancaster in Porto (1387) and the Conquest of Ceuta (1415).

City: Porto Location Name: Estação de S. Bento Artist: Jorge Colaço Date: 1905-1916 Media: Tile Relevant Web Site: [Web Link]

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