Portuguese pavement (, calçada portuguesa), is a traditional style pavement used for many pedestrian areas in Portugal, while it can also be found in Olivença (a disputed territory administered by Spain) and throughout old Portuguese colonies such as Brazil and Macau. Portuguese workers are also hired for this skill to create these pavements in places such as Gibraltar. Being usually used in sidewalks, it is in plazas and atriums this art finds its deepest expression.
One of the most distinctive uses of this paving technique is the image of the Saint Queen Elizabeth of Portugal, in Coimbra, designed with black and white stones of basalt and limestone.
Read more about Portuguese Pavement: Origins, Setting The Stones, An Unsure Future, Calçada As A Form of Art
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