Weekly Photo Challenge: One Shot, Two Ways

Talavera de la Reina, Spain

Talavera de la Reina, Castile-La Mancha, Spain

During the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, Talavera achieved great recognition, thanks to its ceramics. Wonderful pieces of pottery and Talavera tiles are found in the main museums of the world and in the most luxurious palaces all over Europe.  The city is internationally known for its products, which King Philip II used as tiled revetments in many of his works, such as the monastery of El Escorial.

The nickname of Talavera de la Reina is ‘The City of Pottery’ and Mexico’s famous Talavera pottery was named after it.

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2 responses to “Weekly Photo Challenge: One Shot, Two Ways

  1. Amazing how the eyes point in entirely different directions in either shot.

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