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Surely you have seen tiles decorating houses and buildings, but what you may not know is that handmade tile like the ones we make in Artesanía Sevilla plays a fundamental role in history, since it is one of the favorite elements for centuries to reflect important events around the world, especially in our land, Andalusia, where the tile tradition is impressive.
Our land is heir to Muslim art in many aspects, and also in the tile tradition. In fact, artisan tile is one of the main hallmarks of our art and our architecture . The decoration with tiles has its origins in Mesopotamia and Egypt , peoples that already used glazed bricks. This technique was perfected with the arrival of the Muslims, who created new techniques, being the Nasrid stage in which the tile reached its maximum splendor (13th and 15th centuries).
We all know the beauty that Sevillian and artisan tile has and how versatile it is, it can be placed almost anywhere we can think of. We also know that the city of Seville is full, full of tiles that adorn our streets, our temples and why not, also our houses.
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