PROSPERAMOS

Tiles: when walls tell stories

Ceramic panels and decorative tiles are a distinctive part of Seville’s Plaza de España. Patterns invite a closer look at architecture.

Tiles: when walls tell stories
Image author and licence

Carlos Delgado · CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and cropped for the website.

Ceramic panels and decorative tiles are a distinctive part of Seville’s Plaza de España. Patterns invite a closer look at architecture.

Mini-dialogue

Mira los colores de estos azulejos.

Me gusta el azul.

Try this in conversation: “Mira los colores de estos azulejos.” — “Look at the colours of these tiles.” Read the mini-dialogue aloud, change one detail and answer in your own words.

Try it yourself

Choose a small part of the picture. Name its colours and design your own pattern using three geometric shapes.

Sources and photographs

The practice situation and dialogue were written by PROSPERAMOS. The photograph illustrates the theme.