Tuesday, November 4, 2014

The Gulbenkian Museum

Statues in the museum
The grounds of the museum with children playing, the cafeteria, and gardens

Gulbenkian was an Armenian tycoon who resided in Lisbon during WWII. 
This is his private collection which he donated to Lisbon.




Rainbow in Lisbon

The restaurant street , "the eatiing lane" behind our hotel.

Our hotel



Tiles in the museum

Ceramics in the museum. These blue ceramic Asian ceramics inspired the Delft ceramics in the Netherlands. 



2 comments:

  1. The Portuguese are known for their tiles. Brazil is full of similar tiles because it was settled by the Portuguese. Enjoy all of the beauty surrounding you!

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